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Tuftonboro, NH town hall & government

Tuftonboro spent $4.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,018 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tuftonboro's money goes

Spent
$4.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,018
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$154,000
$63 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million26%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million22%
Fire
$705,00014%
Police
$458,0009%
Sewer & trash
$415,0008%
Parks & libraries
$268,0005%
Health & welfare
$243,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$127,0003%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$326,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tuftonboro

Full-time staff
12
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
and 1 full-time firefighter
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Fire
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 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

Governor Wentworth Regional School District

Tuftonboro's K–12 school district, shared with Brookfield, Effingham, New Durham, Ossipee and Wolfeboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,145
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
2,121
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $26,145 per pupil, $17,137 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 Tuftonboro pay

Typical tax bill
$3,004
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$462,300
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 Tuftonboro's government

🏛️ Official websitetuftonboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tuftonboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tuftonboro

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

All of Tuftonboro'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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