Town Hall · Meredith

Meredith, NH town hall & government

Meredith spent $15.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,423 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Meredith's money goes

Spent
$15.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,423
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$11 million
$1,706 per resident
Administration & buildings
$5.9 million38%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million10%
Police
$1.5 million9%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million9%
Water & other utilities
$696,0004%
Fire
$528,0003%
Health & welfare
$376,0002%
Interest on debt
$60,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$39,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the state 2%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Meredith 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 Meredith

Full-time staff
66
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
16 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
10 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
11 full-time1 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Meredith pay

Typical tax bill
$5,006
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$480,100
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 Meredith's government

🏛️ Official websitemeredithnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Meredith →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Meredith

Meredith is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Chris Pappas. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Meredith'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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