Town Hall · New Castle

New Castle, NH town hall & government

New Castle spent $2.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,976 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where New Castle's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,976
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$395,000
$406 per resident
Police
$608,00021%
Sewer & trash
$483,00017%
Administration & buildings
$434,00015%
Fire
$432,00015%
Parks & libraries
$285,00010%
Paid to other governments
$281,00010%
Roads & transportation
$129,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$52,0002%
Health & welfare
$44,0002%
Water & other utilities
$38,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$102,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

New Castle 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 New Castle

Full-time staff
10
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 2 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
3 full-time12 part
Police
4 full-time4 part
Fire
2 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

New Castle School District

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

Spending per pupil
$47,815
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
27
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$200,000
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 80%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $47,815 per pupil, $21,963 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 New Castle pay

Typical tax bill
$8,509
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$1,701,300
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 New Castle's government

🏛️ Official websitenewcastlenh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in New Castle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents New Castle

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

All of New Castle'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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