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Gilsum, NH town hall & government

Gilsum spent $830,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,029 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gilsum's money goes

Spent
$830,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,029
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$218,00026%
Roads & transportation
$145,00017%
Fire
$118,00014%
Health & welfare
$44,0005%
Police
$42,0005%
Sewer & trash
$25,0003%
Parks & libraries
$11,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$223,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%

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

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monadnock Regional School District

Gilsum's K–12 school district, shared with Fitzwilliam, Richmond, Roxbury, Swanzey and Troy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,801
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,600
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $23,801 per pupil, $14,348 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 Gilsum pay

Typical tax bill
$5,579
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.31%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$241,500
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 Gilsum's government

🏛️ Official websitegilsum-nh.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gilsum →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gilsum

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

All of Gilsum'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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