The State of New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) has confirmed the 2017 property tax rate.  The total rate is $37.22 per $1,000 of assessed value and funds city, county, and school expenditures for fiscal year 2017-2018 as well as War Service tax credits and tax overlay. The total amount of property taxes to be raised increased 2.70% to $66,662,235.

Tax dollars raised for the current year, and a comparison with the prior year tax dollars raised is detailed in the following table.

The distribution of property tax dollars raised among taxing entities is highlighted in the following table.

The three components of the 2017 rate per $1,000 of assessed value compared to the prior year’s rates are detailed in the table below.

Property tax bills have been mailed and are due on or before December 15, 2017.