Town Hall · Winchester

Winchester, NH town hall & government

Winchester spent $13.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,189 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$13.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,189
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$315 per resident
Paid to other governments
$8.7 million65%
Roads & transportation
$961,0007%
Sewer & trash
$763,0006%
Administration & buildings
$548,0004%
Police
$471,0004%
Water & other utilities
$386,0003%
Fire
$309,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$198,0001%
Parks & libraries
$169,0001%
Health & welfare
$105,0001%
Interest on debt
$37,000<1%
Other
$785,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • From the state 6%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winchester

Full-time staff
21
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Police
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time9 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winchester School District

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

Spending per pupil
$26,277
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
368
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $26,277 per pupil, $12,522 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 Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$5,314
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
2.19%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$242,900
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 Winchester's government

🏛️ Official websitewinchester-nh.gov ↗
Town hall phone(603) 239-4951

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

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

All of Winchester'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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