Town Hall · Plaistow

Plaistow, NH town hall & government

Plaistow spent $6.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $814 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Plaistow's money goes

Spent
$6.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$814
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$2.5 million40%
Parks & libraries
$1 million16%
Sewer & trash
$770,00012%
Fire
$748,00012%
Roads & transportation
$595,0009%
Administration & buildings
$320,0005%
Health & welfare
$171,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$171,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
  • From the state <1%

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

Plaistow 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 Plaistow

Full-time staff
48
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 5 full-time firefighters
Police
23 full-time3 part
Fire
5 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Plaistow pay

Typical tax bill
$7,194
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$404,500
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 Plaistow's government

🏛️ Official websiteplaistow.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Plaistow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plaistow

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

All of Plaistow'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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