Town Hall · Merrimack

Merrimack, NH town hall & government

Merrimack spent $26.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $919 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Merrimack's money goes

Spent
$26.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$919
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$79 per resident
Fire
$7.2 million27%
Roads & transportation
$7 million26%
Police
$5.7 million22%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million8%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million5%
Housing & development
$525,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$364,0001%
Health & welfare
$245,0001%
Interest on debt
$180,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 2%

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

Full-time staff
206
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
41
and 45 full-time firefighters
Police
53 full-time4 part
Fire
46 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
36 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
27 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
24 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time13 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time1 part
Housing & development
4 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Merrimack School District

Merrimack's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,018
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
3,544
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 77%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,018 per pupil, $14,341 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 Merrimack pay

Typical tax bill
$7,345
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$458,600
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 Merrimack's government

🏛️ Official websitemerrimacknh.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Merrimack →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Merrimack

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

All of Merrimack'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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