Town Hall · Marlborough

Marlborough, NH town hall & government

Marlborough spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,170 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Marlborough's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,170
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$285,000
$137 per resident
Roads & transportation
$551,00023%
Police
$413,00017%
Sewer & trash
$383,00016%
Administration & buildings
$293,00012%
Parks & libraries
$172,0007%
Water & other utilities
$119,0005%
Fire
$93,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$87,0004%
Health & welfare
$83,0003%
Interest on debt
$11,000<1%
Other
$235,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 85%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Marlborough collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Marlborough didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Marlborough

Full-time staff
7
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Marlborough didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marlborough School District

Marlborough's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,115
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
157
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $26,115 per pupil, $13,363 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 Marlborough pay

Typical tax bill
$6,362
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.38%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$267,200
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 Marlborough's government

🏛️ Official websitemarlboroughnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marlborough →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marlborough

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

All of Marlborough'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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