Weare Town and School Voting Tax Impact Calculator

    2026 Election — See how each warrant article impacts your property taxes.

    Current Weare tax rate: $21.64 per $1,000 of assessed value

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    Current annual tax bill (estimated):

    $8,656.00

    Vote Yes or No on each article to see how it affects your tax bill. Click a button again to clear your vote.

    Weare School District

    2 of 7 articles with tax impact — Grades K-8

    3

    Operating Budget

    Supported by School Board

    Raise and appropriate $21,369,615 as the operating budget. If defeated, the default budget is $21,057,226 (same as last year with certain adjustments). The School Board may hold one special meeting to take up a revised budget.

    +$0.68/thousand = $272.00/year for your home
    4

    Teacher Contract (Collective Bargaining)

    Supported by School Board

    Approve the collective bargaining agreement with the Weare Education Association: $383,993 increase for 2026-2027 and $382,278 for 2027-2028 in salaries and benefits. This is in addition to the operating budget (Article 3).

    +$0.29/thousand = $116.00/year for your home

    Weare School District Subtotal

    Art. 3: Operating Budget$0.00
    Art. 4: Teacher Contract (Collective Bargaining)$0.00
    Your Weare School District increase+$0.00
    If all pass: +$0.97/thousand+$388.00

    John Stark Regional School District

    5 of 8 articles with tax impact — Grades 9-12

    3

    Operating Budget

    Supported by School Board

    Raise and appropriate $16,146,107 as the operating budget. If defeated, the default budget is $16,040,755 (same as last year with certain adjustments). The School Board may hold one special meeting to take up a revised budget.

    +$0.19/thousand = $76.00/year for your home
    4

    Teachers' Contract (Collective Bargaining)

    Supported by School Board

    Approve the collective bargaining agreement with the John Stark Teachers' Association: $488,810 increase for 2026-2027 in salaries and benefits. This is in addition to the operating budget (Article 3).

    +$0.25/thousand = $100.00/year for your home
    5

    Support Staff Contract (Collective Bargaining)

    Supported by School Board

    Approve the collective bargaining agreement with the John Stark Support Personnel Association: $141,965 increase for 2026-2027 and $55,899 for 2027-2028 in salaries and benefits. This is in addition to the operating budget (Article 3).

    +$0.07/thousand = $28.00/year for your home
    6

    Athletic Trainer

    Supported by School Board

    Raise and appropriate $65,000 for the purpose of hiring an Athletic Trainer. This is in addition to the operating budget (Article 3).

    +$0.03/thousand = $12.00/year for your home
    7

    Concord Regional Technical Center Tuition

    Supported by School Board

    Raise and appropriate $11,000 for the purpose of paying tuition to increase the number of students attending the Concord Regional Technical Center for career and technical education. This is in addition to the operating budget (Article 3).

    +$0.06/thousand = $24.00/year for your home

    John Stark Subtotal

    Art. 3: Operating Budget$0.00
    Art. 4: Teachers' Contract (Collective Bargaining)$0.00
    Art. 5: Support Staff Contract (Collective Bargaining)$0.00
    Art. 6: Athletic Trainer$0.00
    Art. 7: Concord Regional Technical Center Tuition$0.00
    Your John Stark increase+$0.00
    If all pass: +$0.60/thousand+$240.00

    Town of Weare

    10 of 32 articles with tax impact — Town government, zoning, and appropriations

    Tax impact estimates are shown where published. Some articles (zoning amendments, policy changes, and items funded from existing reserves or grants) have no direct tax impact listed.

    10

    Town Operating Budget

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Operating budget of $9,638,402 with default budget $9,253,071.

    +$0.16/thousand = $64.00/year for your home

    Note: The Weare Town Operating Budget is not presented in a format that clearly identifies the tax impact of adopting the budget versus not adopting it. As a result, this is the only article on this page where the tax impact is shown as an estimate. The estimate was calculated by subtracting the 2025 tax impact from the 2026 tax impact. While this method provides a realistic approximation, it should be understood that the figure is not exact.

    12

    Veterans Tax Credit Increase

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Increase Optional Veterans Tax Credit and Optional All Veterans Tax Credit from $500 to $750.

    +$0.07/thousand = $28.00/year for your home
    13

    Non-Union Pay Increase (3%)

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Raise and appropriate $76,372 for 3 percent pay increase for non-union Town and Library personnel.

    +$0.06/thousand = $24.00/year for your home
    14

    Fire & Rescue Step Increase Policy

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Adopt Annual Performance Evaluation Step Increase Policy for Fire & Rescue and raise $15,027.

    +$0.01/thousand = $4.00/year for your home
    15

    10-Wheel Plow Truck ($280K)

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Raise and appropriate $280,000 for purchase of a 10-wheel plow truck for the Highway Department.

    +$0.20/thousand = $80.00/year for your home
    16

    Police Pursuit Vehicle ($80K)

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Raise and appropriate $79,719 for purchase of a new Police Pursuit Vehicle.

    +$0.04/thousand = $16.00/year for your home
    17

    Road Reconstruction Fund ($700K)

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Raise and appropriate $700,000 to Road Reconstruction Capital Reserve Fund.

    +$0.31/thousand = $124.00/year for your home
    18

    Assistant Library Director Full-Time ($27K)

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Raise and appropriate $26,936 to convert Assistant Library Director position to full-time.

    +$0.02/thousand = $8.00/year for your home
    19

    Highway Position Full-Time ($39K)

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Raise and appropriate $38,838 to convert highway part-time position to full-time.

    +$0.03/thousand = $12.00/year for your home
    31

    Patriotic Celebration Fireworks ($10K)

    Supported by Board of Selectmen

    Raise and appropriate $10,000 for fireworks for the Weare Patriotic Celebration.

    +$0.01/thousand = $4.00/year for your home

    Town of Weare Subtotal

    Art. 10: Town Operating Budget$0.00
    Art. 12: Veterans Tax Credit Increase$0.00
    Art. 13: Non-Union Pay Increase (3%)$0.00
    Art. 14: Fire & Rescue Step Increase Policy$0.00
    Art. 15: 10-Wheel Plow Truck ($280K)$0.00
    Art. 16: Police Pursuit Vehicle ($80K)$0.00
    Art. 17: Road Reconstruction Fund ($700K)$0.00
    Art. 18: Assistant Library Director Full-Time ($27K)$0.00
    Art. 19: Highway Position Full-Time ($39K)$0.00
    Art. 31: Patriotic Celebration Fireworks ($10K)$0.00
    Your Town of Weare increase+$0.00
    If all pass: +$0.91/thousand+$364.00

    If Everything Passes (All Ballots)

    If all warrant articles with a tax impact are adopted across all ballots, here's the combined effect on a $400,000 home:

    Combined Rate Increase

    +$2.48/thousand

    Additional Annual Tax

    +$992.00

    New Total Tax Bill

    $9,648.00

    Weare School District portion+$388.00
    John Stark Regional portion+$240.00
    Town of Weare portion+$364.00

    Disclaimer: This calculator is for informational purposes only. Tax impact estimates are based on figures published on the official warrant articles. Some town articles do not have published tax impact estimates. Actual tax bills may vary based on final assessed values and other factors. The current tax rate of $21.64 per $1,000 is the 2025 Weare rate.

    Paid for by Berry for NH, Ross Berry, Fiscal Agent.