Town Hall · Marlow

Marlow, NH town hall & government

Marlow spent $864,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,179 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Marlow's money goes

Spent
$864,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,179
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$5,000
$7 per resident
Administration & buildings
$353,00041%
Roads & transportation
$257,00030%
Sewer & trash
$49,0006%
Police
$33,0004%
Parks & libraries
$32,0004%
Health & welfare
$23,0003%
Fire
$21,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0002%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$79,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Marlow 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 Marlow

Full-time staff
5
58 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time23 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Police
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marlow School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,500
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
58
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 58%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $25,500 per pupil, $14,397 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 Marlow pay

Typical tax bill
$5,826
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.79%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$325,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Marlow's government

🏛️ Official websitemarlow-nh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marlow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marlow

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

All of Marlow'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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