Town Hall · Hollis

Hollis, NH town hall & government

Hollis spent $13.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,589 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hollis's money goes

Spent
$13.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,589
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$795 per resident
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million24%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million19%
Police
$2.6 million19%
Fire
$1.5 million11%
Sewer & trash
$737,0005%
Parks & libraries
$456,0003%
Interest on debt
$290,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$207,0001%
Housing & development
$120,0001%
Health & welfare
$50,000<1%
Other
$1.9 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

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

Full-time staff
55
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
24 full-time6 part
Fire
12 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time4 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

Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District

Hollis's high school school district, shared with Brookline. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,388
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,116
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 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 $22,388 per pupil, $13,588 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.

Also serving Hollis: Hollis School District ($21,675 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hollis pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Typical home value
$675,900
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 Hollis's government

🏛️ Official websitehollis.nh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hollis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hollis

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

All of Hollis'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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