Town Hall · Hancock

Hancock, NH town hall & government

Hancock spent $7.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,487 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hancock's money goes

Spent
$7.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,487
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$298,000
$181 per resident
Paid to other governments
$5.2 million70%
Roads & transportation
$751,00010%
Administration & buildings
$288,0004%
Police
$277,0004%
Sewer & trash
$143,0002%
Fire
$121,0002%
Parks & libraries
$117,0002%
Water & other utilities
$109,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,000<1%
Health & welfare
$19,000<1%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$336,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 91%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hancock

Full-time staff
10
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

Contoocook Valley School District

Hancock's K–12 school district, shared with Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield and Peterborough. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,279
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,951
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 72%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,279 per pupil, $17,402 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 Hancock pay

Typical tax bill
$6,884
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$436,700
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 Hancock's government

🏛️ Official websitehancocknh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hancock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hancock

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

All of Hancock'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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