Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Windham took in $8.2 million and spent $16.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money23%Fees for services13%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

23%

of Windham's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
53%$4.4 million
Other taxes
3.7%$305 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$192 thousand
  • Other licenses$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$705 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.4%$277 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

47%

of Windham's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.5 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$387 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$240 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$576 thousand
Social services
0.4%$72 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Windham 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.