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Waterville Valley, NH town hall & government

Waterville Valley spent $5.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $23,769 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Waterville Valley's money goes

Spent
$5.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$23,769
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$17,855 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million24%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million21%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million20%
Police
$735,00013%
Parks & libraries
$489,0009%
Roads & transportation
$430,0007%
Fire
$242,0004%
Interest on debt
$76,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Waterville Valley

Full-time staff
29
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
8 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Fire
1 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Waterville Valley School District

Waterville Valley's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$35,628
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
43
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$514,000
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $35,628 per pupil, $20,070 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 Waterville Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$5,745
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$562,500
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 Waterville Valley's government

🏛️ Official websitewatervillevalley.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Waterville Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waterville Valley

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

All of Waterville Valley'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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