Town Hall · Carroll

Carroll, NH town hall & government

Carroll spent $4.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,873 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carroll's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,873
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$42.9 million
$56,834 per resident
Interest on debt
$1.7 million39%
Administration & buildings
$455,00010%
Police
$357,0008%
Fire
$278,0006%
Roads & transportation
$271,0006%
Water & other utilities
$133,0003%
Sewer & trash
$5,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Carroll 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 Carroll

Full-time staff
15
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

White Mountain Regional School District

Carroll's K–12 school district, shared with Dalton, Jefferson, Lancaster and Whitefield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,693
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
979
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 49%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $25,693 per pupil, $13,327 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 Carroll pay

Typical tax bill
$3,356
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$261,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Carroll's government

🏛️ Official websitecarrollnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carroll →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carroll

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

All of Carroll'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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