Town Hall · Concord

Concord, NH town hall & government

Concord spent $90.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,037 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Concord's money goes

Spent
$90.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,037
spending per person
Long-term debt
$63.5 million
$1,426 per resident
Fire
$17.8 million20%
Police
$15.1 million17%
Health & welfare
$11.9 million13%
Sewer & trash
$11.8 million13%
Parks & libraries
$7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$5.5 million6%
Housing & development
$5.3 million6%
Water & other utilities
$5 million5%
Interest on debt
$2.3 million2%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million2%
Other
$5.8 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Concord didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Concord

Full-time staff
477
77 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
87
and 72 full-time firefighters
Police
107 full-time7 part
Fire
87 full-time
Parks & libraries
48 full-time34 part
Administration & buildings
45 full-time22 part
Roads & transportation
46 full-time
Health & welfare
27 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
23 full-time
Water & other utilities
17 full-time
Housing & development
13 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
10 full-time2 part
Other
54 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Concord School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,487
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
3,949
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal

  • Local 63%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $25,487 per pupil, $14,975 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.

Also serving Concord: Merrimack Valley School District ($21,165 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Concord pay

Typical tax bill
$7,227
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$350,900
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.

Local

Contact Concord's government

🏛️ Official websiteconcordnh.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Concord →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Concord

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

All of Concord'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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