ZIP 03101 · Manchester, NH

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of New Hampshire

$10.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes34%Federal tax money32%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)16%Fines and other12%Local tax money5.2%
Full New Hampshire breakdown

What stands out

12%

of New Hampshire's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes34%

Other taxes
16%$1.65 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 15 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$417 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$262 million
  • Tobacco taxes$190 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$184 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$178 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$159 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$117 million
  • Other licenses$44.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$30.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$19.8 million
  • Driver's licenses$14.9 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$12.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$12.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5.8 million
  • Corporation licenses$3.0 million
  • Amusement taxes$422 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
12%$1.22 billion
Property tax
4.1%$411 million
Individual income tax
1.8%$183 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.65 billion
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 10 more
  • Liquor stores$741 million
  • College tuition$333 million
  • University housing and dining$222 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$146 million
  • Other service charges$138 million
  • Parks and recreation$29.3 million
  • Housing$14.9 million
  • Road charges$13.9 million
  • Hospital bills$6.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5.9 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Airport$248 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$3.25 billion

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
5.2%$525 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.15 billion
Fines
0.6%$56.0 million
New Hampshire page →

Where the money goes

Social services26%Sent to local governments22%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending21%

What stands out

6.2%

of New Hampshire's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most state governments spend nothing on this.

Full New Hampshire breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
26%$2.77 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$2.68 billion
  • Welfare institutions$49.2 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$36.9 million
  • Veterans' services$2.6 million
Sent to local governments
22%$2.40 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.06 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$561 million
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$413 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$76.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$57.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$41.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$32.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$12.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$7.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$1.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$280 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$214 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$200 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$1.48 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$868 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$289 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$209 million
  • Other education$109 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.12 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$671 million
  • Other and not broken out$301 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71.0 million
  • Government buildings$67.5 million
  • Other government administration$9.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$669 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$595 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$42.8 million
  • Sewer systems$27.3 million
  • Water supply$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$636 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$277 million
  • Prisons and jails$196 million
  • Police$104 million
  • Inspections and regulation$46.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$12.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$593 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$469 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$112 million
  • Public transit$10.9 million
  • Airports$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$320 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$176 million
  • Hospitals$144 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$298 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$241 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$141 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$45.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42.7 million
  • Libraries$3.0 million
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Your county

Hillsborough County

$124 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services27%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.3%State tax money3.1%
Full Hillsborough County breakdown

What stands out

55%

of Hillsborough County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
55%$65.2 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$32.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$12.5 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$3.7 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$5.1 million
Hillsborough County page →

Where the money goes

Social services57%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments1.4%

What stands out

57%

of Hillsborough County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Hillsborough County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
57%$71.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$40.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$30.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$31.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$18.7 million
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$19.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.7 million
Hillsborough County page →

Your city

Public schools here are run by City of Manchester, so school money is part of its budget.

City of Manchester

$660 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money41%City taxes30%Fees for services (airport, sewer)22%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Manchester's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Manchester breakdown

City taxes30%

Property tax
29%$128 million
Other taxes
1.4%$6.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$4.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$100 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; sewer and 10 more
  • Airport$38.5 million
  • Sewer$25.3 million
  • Water$23.0 million
  • Parking$4.4 million
  • Transit fares$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$555 thousand
  • Garbage collection$309 thousand
  • Other school charges$118 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$3.4 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$183 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$478 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$25.4 million
Fines
0.3%$1.3 million
Manchester page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Running the government and other costs5.8%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

41%

of Manchester's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Manchester breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
41%$268 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$268 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$117 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$81.0 million
  • Sewer systems$35.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$114 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Airports$52.3 million
  • Roads and highways$48.7 million
  • Public transit$10.7 million
  • Parking$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$59.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$32.7 million
  • Fire protection$24.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$38.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$482 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$32.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29.9 million
  • Libraries$2.4 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$15.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$7.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.5 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.1 million
Social services
0.2%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Manchester page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of New Hampshire. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Hillsborough County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Manchester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.