Town Hall · Piermont

Piermont, NH town hall & government

Piermont spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,979 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Piermont's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,979
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$154,000
$188 per resident
Roads & transportation
$597,00037%
Administration & buildings
$395,00024%
Police
$146,0009%
Sewer & trash
$96,0006%
Parks & libraries
$60,0004%
Fire
$48,0003%
Health & welfare
$36,0002%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$234,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Piermont didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Piermont

Full-time staff
3
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Piermont School District

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

Spending per pupil
$35,186
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
59
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 70%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $35,186 per pupil, $17,763 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 Piermont pay

Typical tax bill
$6,142
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$341,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Piermont's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofpiermontnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Piermont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Piermont

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

All of Piermont'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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