Wakefield, NH town hall & government
Wakefield spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $667 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wakefield's government.
Where Wakefield's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 79%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- Fees & charges 7%
- From the federal government 2%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the state 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Wakefield collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Wakefield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Wakefield School District
Wakefield's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal
- Local 59%
- State 29%
- Federal 12%
Of the $22,114 per pupil, $13,930 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.
What homeowners in Wakefield pay
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.
Contact Wakefield's government
Who represents Wakefield
Wakefield is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Chris Pappas. Kelly Ayotte is governor.
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.