Town Hall · Woodstock

Woodstock, NH town hall & government

Woodstock spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,769 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Woodstock's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,769
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$636,000
$463 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million28%
Sewer & trash
$615,00016%
Police
$595,00016%
Parks & libraries
$386,00010%
Roads & transportation
$279,0007%
Water & other utilities
$184,0005%
Health & welfare
$150,0004%
Fire
$94,0002%
Interest on debt
$35,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Other
$388,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Woodstock didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Woodstock

Full-time staff
17
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Police
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lincoln-Woodstock School District

Woodstock's K–12 school district, shared with Lincoln. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$33,116
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
249
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$844,000
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $33,116 per pupil, $19,968 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 Woodstock pay

Typical tax bill
$4,707
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$320,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Woodstock's government

🏛️ Official websitewoodstocknh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Woodstock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Woodstock

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

All of Woodstock'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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