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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.

Town budget

Where Columbia's money goes

Spent
$571,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$865
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$286,00050%
Administration & buildings
$150,00026%
Fire
$80,00014%
Sewer & trash
$46,0008%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Police
$1,000<1%

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.

Town workforce

Who works for Columbia

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Columbia School District

Columbia's school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

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 58%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 1%
Property tax

What homeowners in Columbia pay

Typical tax bill
$2,009
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$196,400
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 Columbia's government

🏛️ Official websitecolumbianh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Columbia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Columbia

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

All of Columbia'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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