Town Hall · Grantham

Grantham, NH town hall & government

Grantham spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,015 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grantham's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,015
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$422 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million49%
Police
$566,00019%
Sewer & trash
$292,00010%
Parks & libraries
$265,0009%
Fire
$170,0006%
Roads & transportation
$150,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$52,0002%
Interest on debt
$38,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • From the state 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

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

Full-time staff
20
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time4 part
Police
6 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Other
1 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

Grantham School District

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

Spending per pupil
$26,162
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
271
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $26,162 per pupil, $15,004 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 Grantham pay

Typical tax bill
$7,605
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.22%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$343,100
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 Grantham's government

🏛️ Official websitegranthamnh.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grantham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grantham

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

All of Grantham'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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