Town Hall · Seabrook

Seabrook, NH town hall & government

Seabrook spent $30.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,615 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seabrook's money goes

Spent
$30.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,615
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
$1,178 per resident
Administration & buildings
$6.9 million22%
Police
$5.9 million19%
Fire
$5.8 million19%
Sewer & trash
$4 million13%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million5%
Health & welfare
$467,0002%
Interest on debt
$431,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$106,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seabrook

Full-time staff
131
58 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
and 22 full-time firefighters
Police
34 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
18 full-time18 part
Fire
26 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time28 part
Sewer & trash
18 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winnacunnet Cooperative School District

Seabrook's high school school district, shared with Hampton Falls, Hampton and North Hampton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,934
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,061
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $27,934 per pupil, $17,195 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 Seabrook: Seabrook School District ($28,578 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Seabrook pay

Typical tax bill
$5,785
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$443,500
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 Seabrook's government

🏛️ Official websiteseabrooknh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Seabrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seabrook

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

All of Seabrook'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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