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Fairfax's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fairfax took in $15.1 million and spent $13.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.5%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

24%

of Fairfax's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
44%$6.6 million
Other taxes
24%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$870 thousand
  • Other licenses$597 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
13%$2.0 million

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.5%$527 thousand

State tax money6.7%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.7%$1.0 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$110 thousand
Fines
0.5%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Interest on debt5.0%Housing and community development3.5%

What stands out

48%

of Fairfax's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$246 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$761 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$761 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$644 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$456 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairfax. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fairfax itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.