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Hillsborough, NH town hall & government

Hillsborough spent $16.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,700 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hillsborough's money goes

Spent
$16.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,700
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$482 per resident
Police
$2.4 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million7%
Fire
$799,0005%
Water & other utilities
$786,0005%
Sewer & trash
$642,0004%
Parks & libraries
$383,0002%
Health & welfare
$270,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Other
$8.4 million52%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hillsborough

Full-time staff
48
68 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
20 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time11 part
Fire
1 full-time23 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time15 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time5 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Hillsborough pay

Typical tax bill
$5,815
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.14%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$272,300
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 Hillsborough's government

Town hall & decisions in Hillsborough →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hillsborough

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

All of Hillsborough'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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