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Fairview Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Fairview Heights took in $31.4 million and spent $20.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%City taxes43%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.4%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

30%

of Fairview Heights' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes43%

Sales tax
30%$9.6 million
Other taxes
9.1%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.6%$1.1 million

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$15.7 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$446 thousand
Fines
1.1%$342 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

45%

of Fairview Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$9.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$583 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$387 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$568 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$460 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Fairview Heights 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.