Town Hall · Alstead

Alstead, NH town hall & government

Alstead spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,392 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alstead's government.

Town budget

Where Alstead's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,392
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million42%
Administration & buildings
$594,00022%
Sewer & trash
$220,0008%
Fire
$207,0008%
Police
$203,0008%
Parks & libraries
$110,0004%
Health & welfare
$29,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$177,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • From the state 29%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alstead

Full-time staff
8
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
4 full-time5 part
Police
1 full-time11 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Alstead didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fall Mountain Regional School District

Alstead's K–12 school district, shared with Acworth, Charlestown, Langdon and Walpole. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,994
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,424
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$100,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal

  • Local 56%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $24,994 per pupil, $15,101 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Alstead pay

Typical tax bill
$5,322
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.96%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$271,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Alstead's government

🏛️ Official websitealsteadnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alstead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alstead

Alstead is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Maggie Goodlander. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Alstead's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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