Town Hall · Warner

Warner, NH town hall & government

Warner spent $4.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,510 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Warner's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,510
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$374,000
$127 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million30%
Administration & buildings
$940,00021%
Police
$759,00017%
Sewer & trash
$351,0008%
Parks & libraries
$341,0008%
Fire
$198,0004%
Health & welfare
$129,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,000<1%
Interest on debt
$18,000<1%
Other
$375,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 93%
  • From the state 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Warner 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 Warner

Full-time staff
16
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
6 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time5 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kearsarge Regional School District

Warner's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford, New London, Newbury, Springfield, Sutton and Wilmot. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,999
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,676
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $26,999 per pupil, $17,380 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 Warner pay

Typical tax bill
$7,650
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.17%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$353,100
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 Warner's government

🏛️ Official websitewarner.nh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warner

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

All of Warner'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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