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Salisbury, NH town hall & government

Salisbury spent $982,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $669 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Salisbury's money goes

Spent
$982,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$669
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$50,000
$34 per resident
Roads & transportation
$358,00036%
Administration & buildings
$206,00021%
Fire
$142,00014%
Sewer & trash
$110,00011%
Paid to other governments
$94,00010%
Parks & libraries
$45,0005%
Police
$16,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 91%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Full-time staff
1
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,300
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Merrimack Valley School District

Salisbury's K–12 school district, shared with Boscawen, Loudon and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,165
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
2,235
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 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $21,165 per pupil, $12,330 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 Salisbury pay

Typical tax bill
$5,859
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$363,400
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 Salisbury's government

🏛️ Official websitesalisburynh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Salisbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Salisbury

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

All of Salisbury'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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