Town Hall · Dunbarton

Dunbarton, NH town hall & government

Dunbarton spent $3.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,259 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dunbarton's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,259
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$776,00021%
Administration & buildings
$538,00015%
Police
$482,00013%
Sewer & trash
$299,0008%
Parks & libraries
$114,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$81,0002%
Fire
$25,0001%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million37%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%

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

Full-time staff
10
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Dunbarton pay

Typical tax bill
$8,233
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$484,100
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 Dunbarton's government

🏛️ Official websitedunbartonnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dunbarton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dunbarton

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

All of Dunbarton'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.

You’re browsing

Dunbarton

New Hampshire · NH · Merrimack County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Dunbarton is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01