Town Hall · Keene

Keene, NH town hall & government

Keene spent $57.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,550 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keene's money goes

Spent
$57.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,550
typical New Hampshire cities: $4,160
Long-term debt
$12.2 million
$539 per resident
Administration & buildings
$10.8 million19%
Sewer & trash
$10.7 million19%
Fire
$7.9 million14%
Police
$7.7 million13%
Roads & transportation
$6.6 million11%
Water & other utilities
$4 million7%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million5%
Housing & development
$1.4 million2%
Interest on debt
$874,0002%
Health & welfare
$554,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$377,0001%
Other
$4.3 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Keene

Full-time staff
234
93 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
and 45 full-time firefighters
Police
48 full-time9 part
Fire
46 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time24 part
Parks & libraries
18 full-time40 part
Roads & transportation
26 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
20 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Housing & development
8 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
22 full-time9 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 Keene pay

Typical tax bill
$6,812
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.70%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$252,500
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 Keene's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.keene.nh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Keene →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keene

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

All of Keene'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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