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Loudon, NH town hall & government

Loudon spent $7.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,316 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Loudon's money goes

Spent
$7.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,316
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$2.1 million28%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million25%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million20%
Police
$1.1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$533,0007%
Parks & libraries
$286,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$90,0001%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state 1%

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

Full-time staff
30
78 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 6 full-time firefighters
Fire
6 full-time30 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time27 part
Police
8 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time13 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

Merrimack Valley School District

Loudon's K–12 school district, shared with Boscawen, Salisbury and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,165
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
2,235
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 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $21,165 per pupil, $12,330 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 Loudon pay

Typical tax bill
$5,821
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$363,400
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 Loudon's government

🏛️ Official websiteloudonnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Loudon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Loudon

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

All of Loudon'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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