Town Hall · Canterbury

Canterbury, NH town hall & government

Canterbury spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Canterbury's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 99%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Canterbury didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Canterbury

Full-time staff
8
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
3 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Fire
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Shaker Regional School District

Canterbury's K–12 school district, shared with Belmont. 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 Canterbury pay

Typical tax bill
$7,421
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$443,700
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 Canterbury's government

🏛️ Official websitecanterbury-nh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Canterbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Canterbury

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

All of Canterbury'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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