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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gilmanton took in $231 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.2%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

46%

of Gilmanton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
42%$96 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$1 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$107 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%

What stands out

5.6%

of Gilmanton'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
52%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$40 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)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gilmanton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gilmanton 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.