Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodstock took in $4.2 million and spent $3.8 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 taxes79%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%State tax money5.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

14%

of Woodstock's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$597 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$265 thousand
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$221 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

21%

of Woodstock's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$811 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$370 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$799 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$347 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$268 thousand
  • Water supply$184 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$698 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$595 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$386 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$298 thousand
  • Libraries$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$279 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
Social services
2.2%$84 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodstock. 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 Woodstock 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.