Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0How is Berlin run?
Berlin’s city government spent $50.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,281 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Berlin didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Berlin is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Berlin School District
Berlin’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Berlin, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $25,329 per pupil, $15,191 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $5,281 per resident a year, or $14.47 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 51% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Berlin runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Berlin didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Berlin yet
Every year of Berlin’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 251 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,437 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.62% of the home’s value, vs 1.66% across New Hampshire.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Berlin’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Berlin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Berlin →
Who’s in charge in Berlin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Berlin’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on berlinnh.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 37 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,518).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Berlin voted in 2024
Official results for Berlin’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.3%2,078 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.5%1,921 votesOthers: 1.2% (48 votes).
Most votes in Berlin: Donald J Trump
Coos County: Trump 56.2%, Harris 42.5% · New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%
of Berlin’s 7,497 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New Hampshire: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Berlin: Kelly Ayotte
Coos County: Ayotte 59.6%, Craig 37.7% · New Hampshire: Ayotte 53.6%, Craig 44.3%
Most votes in the district: Maggie Goodlander
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Berlin, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 51.3% | 47.5% | 1.2% | 4,047 |
| Coos County | 56.2% | 42.5% | 1.3% | 17,322 |
| New Hampshire | 47.9% | 50.7% | 1.5% | 826,189 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Berlin.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: berlinnh.gov ↗
- 2New Hampshire House2 districts, 3 seatsCoos 52 seats, Berlin aloneCoos 71 seat, a floterial district shared with Carroll, Jefferson, Kilkenny and WhitefieldMember not listed yet
- 3New Hampshire SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Hampshire
New Hampshire elects some House members from “floterial” districts that join several towns; districts from RSA 662:5 (2022).
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Berlin compares with the towns next door
Berlin’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Berlin’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Berlin’s government
How much does Berlin spend per resident?
About $5,281 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Berlin didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $53.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Berlin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,437 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.66% across New Hampshire. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see berlinnh.gov.
Who runs Berlin’s government?
See berlinnh.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Berlin yet.
How did Berlin vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 51.3%, Kamala D Harris 47.5% (4,047 votes, official results). Coos County: Trump 56.2%, Harris 42.5%. New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%.
How many people work for Berlin?
256 full-time and 137 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.7M (about $20.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Berlin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (David Rochefort); State House Coos 5 (2 seats, Berlin alone) and Coos 7 (1 floterial seat shared with Carroll, Jefferson, Kilkenny and Whitefield). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Berlin’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Berlin, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts), NH RSA 662:5; legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →