Town Hall · Newfields

Newfields, NH town hall & government

Newfields spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $931 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Newfields's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$931
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$661,000
$381 per resident
Police
$509,00032%
Roads & transportation
$387,00024%
Administration & buildings
$209,00013%
Sewer & trash
$169,00010%
Parks & libraries
$126,0008%
Interest on debt
$24,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,0001%
Fire
$5,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$166,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 97%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Newfields 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 Newfields

Full-time staff
5
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Exeter Regional Cooperative School District

Newfields's K–12 school district, shared with Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington and Stratham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,395
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
2,312
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $27,395 per pupil, $18,191 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.

Also serving Newfields: Newfields School District ($24,860 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newfields pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Typical home value
$646,400
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 Newfields's government

🏛️ Official websitenewfieldsnh.gov ↗
Town hall phone603-772-5070

Town hall & decisions in Newfields →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newfields

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

All of Newfields'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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