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Greenland, NH town hall & government

Greenland spent $5.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,386 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Greenland's money goes

Spent
$5.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,386
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$529 per resident
Fire
$1.1 million19%
Police
$1 million18%
Roads & transportation
$950,00017%
Administration & buildings
$506,0009%
Parks & libraries
$451,0008%
Sewer & trash
$323,0006%
Interest on debt
$87,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$49,0001%
Health & welfare
$20,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 95%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Full-time staff
15
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Other
1 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

Greenland School District

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

Spending per pupil
$24,620
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
374
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $24,620 per pupil, $14,441 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 Greenland pay

Typical tax bill
$7,420
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$662,800
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 Greenland's government

🏛️ Official websitegreenland-nh.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greenland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenland

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

All of Greenland'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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