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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Exeter took in $792 thousand and spent $694 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money21%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)1.4%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Exeter's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
68%$541 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$169 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

11%

of Exeter's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Exeter. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Exeter 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.