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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairplay took in $3.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money4.6%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

50%

of Fairplay's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Sales tax
50%$1.9 million
Property tax
5.1%$195 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$63 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$733 thousand
  • Water$406 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$175 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$38 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$101 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

11%

of Fairplay's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$834 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$472 thousand
  • Water supply$362 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$803 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$420 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$482 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$482 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$367 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$352 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$312 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$312 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairplay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fairplay 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.