Town Hall · Boscawen

Boscawen, NH town hall & government

Boscawen spent $4.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,185 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Boscawen's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,185
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$474,000
$117 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million43%
Roads & transportation
$776,00016%
Police
$736,00015%
Sewer & trash
$540,00011%
Fire
$489,00010%
Health & welfare
$73,0002%
Parks & libraries
$36,0001%
Interest on debt
$20,000<1%
Other
$66,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Boscawen

Full-time staff
24
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
10 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Merrimack Valley School District

Boscawen's K–12 school district, shared with Loudon, Salisbury and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,165
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
2,235
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 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $21,165 per pupil, $12,330 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 Boscawen pay

Typical tax bill
$6,549
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.29%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$286,500
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 Boscawen's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofboscawen.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boscawen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boscawen

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

All of Boscawen'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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