Town Hall · Wilmot

Wilmot, NH town hall & government

Wilmot spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,453 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wilmot's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,453
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
$494,000
$344 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million65%
Administration & buildings
$368,00010%
Fire
$238,0007%
Police
$163,0005%
Sewer & trash
$134,0004%
Health & welfare
$99,0003%
Parks & libraries
$98,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$41,0001%
Water & other utilities
$1,000<1%
Other
$95,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 97%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Wilmot didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wilmot

Full-time staff
6
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wilmot 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

Wilmot's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford, New London, Newbury, Springfield, Sutton and Warner. 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 Wilmot pay

Typical tax bill
$6,651
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.66%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$399,600
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 Wilmot's government

🏛️ Official websitewilmotnh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wilmot →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wilmot

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

All of Wilmot'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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