Town Hall · Bath

Bath, NH town hall & government

Bath spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,114 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bath's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,114
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$461,000
$416 per resident
Roads & transportation
$608,00049%
Administration & buildings
$235,00019%
Police
$86,0007%
Parks & libraries
$68,0006%
Fire
$62,0005%
Health & welfare
$44,0004%
Water & other utilities
$28,0002%
Interest on debt
$18,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$83,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bath collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Bath

Full-time staff
5
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bath School District

Bath's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$40,851
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
47
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $40,851 per pupil, $20,681 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 Bath pay

Typical tax bill
$4,413
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.88%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$234,400
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 Bath's government

🏛️ Official websitebathnh.info ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bath →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bath

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

All of Bath'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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