Town Hall · Belmont

Belmont, NH town hall & government

Belmont spent $8.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,204 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belmont's money goes

Spent
$8.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,204
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$609 per resident
Police
$2.1 million24%
Fire
$1.7 million20%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million13%
Sewer & trash
$903,00010%
Water & other utilities
$341,0004%
Interest on debt
$190,0002%
Parks & libraries
$177,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$117,0001%
Health & welfare
$115,0001%
Paid to other governments
$14,000<1%
Housing & development
$13,000<1%
Other
$616,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Belmont

Full-time staff
61
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 13 full-time firefighters
Police
18 full-time
Fire
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time11 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shaker Regional School District

Belmont's K–12 school district, shared with Canterbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,808
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,133
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 64%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $22,808 per pupil, $13,353 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 Belmont pay

Typical tax bill
$5,585
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.77%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$316,300
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.

Local

Contact Belmont's government

🏛️ Official websitebelmontnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belmont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belmont

Belmont is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Chris Pappas. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Belmont'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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