Town government · Cheshire County, NH

Winchester's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Winchester took in $14.0 million and spent $13.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.8%State tax money6.1%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

84%

of Winchester's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
84%$11.8 million

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$957 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$518 thousand
  • Sewer$419 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.1%$849 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$103 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.4%$202 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments65%Running the government and other costs9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

65%

of Winchester's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
65%$8.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8.7 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$718 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$244 thousand
  • Government buildings$188 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$446 thousand
  • Water supply$386 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$317 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$978 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$471 thousand
  • Fire protection$309 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$161 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$961 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$961 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$81 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$81 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$37 thousand
Social services
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winchester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Winchester itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.