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Sandwich, NH town hall & government

Sandwich spent $8.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,726 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sandwich's money goes

Spent
$8.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$5,726
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$696,000
$453 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million14%
Fire
$1.1 million13%
Paid to other governments
$624,0007%
Administration & buildings
$475,0005%
Police
$323,0004%
Parks & libraries
$247,0003%
Sewer & trash
$233,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$55,0001%
Interest on debt
$33,000<1%
Health & welfare
$17,000<1%
Other
$4.5 million51%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sandwich

Full-time staff
12
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
2 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 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

Inter-Lakes School District

Sandwich's K–12 school district, shared with Center Harbor and Meredith. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$32,398
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
934
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 73%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $32,398 per pupil, $16,847 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 Sandwich pay

Typical tax bill
$4,494
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$437,700
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 Sandwich's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.sandwich.nh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sandwich →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sandwich

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

All of Sandwich'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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