Somoresworth High School · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Somersworth run?
Somersworth’s city government spent $46.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,861 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($2.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Somersworth is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Somersworth School District
Somersworth’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Somersworth, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $23,089 per pupil, $13,915 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 $3,861 per resident a year, or $10.58 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 64% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Somersworth runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison for Somersworth yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Somersworth’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Somersworth reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $3,606 · 2023: $3,861.
full-time in March 2025, down from 360 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,805 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.14% 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 Somersworth’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 Somersworth’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Somersworth →
Who’s in charge in Somersworth
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Somersworth’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on somersworth.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 34 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (12,066).
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 Somersworth voted in 2024
Official results for Somersworth’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.0%3,532 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.7%2,808 votesOthers: 1.3% (86 votes).
Most votes in Somersworth: Kamala D Harris
Strafford County: Harris 55.3%, Trump 43.2% · New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%
of Somersworth’s 9,450 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New Hampshire: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Somersworth: Joyce Craig
Strafford County: Craig 49.9%, Ayotte 47.8% · New Hampshire: Ayotte 53.6%, Craig 44.3%
Most votes in the district: Chris Pappas
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Somersworth, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somersworth | 55.0% | 43.7% | 1.3% | 6,426 |
| Strafford County | 55.3% | 43.2% | 1.5% | 76,688 |
| New Hampshire | 50.7% | 47.9% | 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
Somersworth sends 4 representatives to the New Hampshire House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: somersworth.com ↗
- 2New Hampshire HouseState representatives
- 3New Hampshire SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Hampshire
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Somersworth compares with the towns next door
Somersworth’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $893 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rollinsford | $893 | $6,851 |
| Dover | estimate | $8,249 |
| Somersworth | estimate | $6,805 |
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 Somersworth’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Somersworth’s government
How much does Somersworth spend per resident?
About $3,861 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Somersworth?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,805 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.66% across New Hampshire. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see somersworth.com.
Who runs Somersworth’s government?
See somersworth.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Somersworth yet.
How did Somersworth vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 55.0%, Donald J Trump 43.7% (6,426 votes, official results). Strafford County: Harris 55.3%, Trump 43.2%. New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%.
How many people work for Somersworth?
359 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $23.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Somersworth in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (David Watters) and State House District Strafford 12 (Billie Butler, John Stone, Myles England and Wayne Pearson). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Somersworth’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; 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 →