Columbia, NH town hall & government
Columbia spent $571,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $865 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Columbia's government.
Where Columbia's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 99%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Columbia collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Columbia
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Columbia School District
Columbia's school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal
- Local 58%
- State 41%
- Federal 1%
What homeowners in Columbia pay
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.
Contact Columbia's government
Who represents Columbia
Columbia is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Maggie Goodlander. Kelly Ayotte is governor.
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.