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Temple, NH town hall & government

Temple spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,001 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Temple's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,001
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$80,000
$56 per resident
Roads & transportation
$492,00034%
Police
$277,00019%
Administration & buildings
$254,00018%
Fire
$95,0007%
Sewer & trash
$83,0006%
Parks & libraries
$66,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,0002%
Health & welfare
$11,0001%
Water & other utilities
$1,000<1%
Other
$132,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 95%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Temple 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 Temple

Full-time staff
3
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time17 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Contoocook Valley School District

Temple's K–12 school district, shared with Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield and Hancock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,279
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,951
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 72%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,279 per pupil, $17,402 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 Temple pay

Typical tax bill
$6,983
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$401,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Temple's government

🏛️ Official websitetemplenh.info ↗

Town hall & decisions in Temple →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Temple

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

All of Temple'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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