Town Hall · Sunapee

Sunapee, NH town hall & government

Sunapee spent $8.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,552 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sunapee's money goes

Spent
$8.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,552
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$793 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million24%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million21%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million20%
Police
$1 million12%
Parks & libraries
$690,0008%
Water & other utilities
$680,0008%
Fire
$336,0004%
Interest on debt
$124,0001%
Paid to other governments
$100,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$50,0001%
Health & welfare
$42,000<1%
Other
$17,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 87%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Income taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sunapee

Full-time staff
41
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 2 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
11 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time1 part
Police
7 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time8 part
Fire
2 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Sunapee pay

Typical tax bill
$4,400
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$393,000
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 Sunapee's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.sunapee.nh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sunapee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sunapee

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

All of Sunapee'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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