Town Hall · Colebrook

Colebrook, NH town hall & government

Colebrook spent $4.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,939 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Colebrook's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,939
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$695,000
$326 per resident
Roads & transportation
$877,00021%
Sewer & trash
$734,00018%
Administration & buildings
$621,00015%
Police
$613,00015%
Water & other utilities
$399,00010%
Parks & libraries
$278,0007%
Health & welfare
$40,0001%
Fire
$10,000<1%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$557,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Colebrook

Full-time staff
25
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time7 part
Police
7 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Colebrook didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Colebrook School District

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

Spending per pupil
$23,724
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
304
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 10%

Of the $23,724 per pupil, $11,984 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 Colebrook pay

Typical tax bill
$4,350
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$192,200
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 Colebrook's government

🏛️ Official websitecolebrooknh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Colebrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Colebrook

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

All of Colebrook'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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