Town Hall · Troy

Troy, NH town hall & government

Troy spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,273 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Troy's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,273
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$618,00023%
Police
$443,00016%
Sewer & trash
$420,00016%
Roads & transportation
$386,00014%
Administration & buildings
$354,00013%
Parks & libraries
$183,0007%
Fire
$116,0004%
Health & welfare
$60,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,000<1%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$98,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Troy didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Troy

Full-time staff
9
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Troy didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monadnock Regional School District

Troy's K–12 school district, shared with Fitzwilliam, Gilsum, Richmond, Roxbury and Swanzey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,801
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,600
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $23,801 per pupil, $14,348 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 Troy pay

Typical tax bill
$5,229
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.96%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$266,600
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 Troy's government

🏛️ Official websitetroy-nh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Troy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Troy

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

All of Troy'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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