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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Keene took in $8.6 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%State tax money9.5%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Keene's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes46%

Property tax
28%$2.4 million
Sales tax
13%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.2%$450 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$258 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$316 thousand
  • Electric power$187 thousand
  • Gas$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$814 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$67 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Keene's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$689 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$327 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$388 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$265 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$313 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Keene. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Keene 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.