Town Hall · Effingham

Effingham, NH town hall & government

Effingham spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,326 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Effingham's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,326
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$732,00037%
Administration & buildings
$537,00027%
Sewer & trash
$150,0008%
Police
$133,0007%
Fire
$126,0006%
Health & welfare
$110,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$60,0003%
Parks & libraries
$58,0003%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%
Other
$56,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 91%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Full-time staff
2
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time13 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Governor Wentworth Regional School District

Effingham's K–12 school district, shared with Brookfield, New Durham, Ossipee, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,145
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
2,121
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $26,145 per pupil, $17,137 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 Effingham pay

Typical tax bill
$5,163
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$322,700
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 Effingham's government

🏛️ Official websiteeffinghamnh.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Effingham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Effingham

Effingham is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Chris Pappas. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Effingham'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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