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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fairfax took in $5.9 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money8.0%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

44%

of Fairfax's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
44%$2.6 million
Sales tax
7.7%$454 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$818 thousand
  • Water$786 thousand
  • Garbage collection$279 thousand
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$40 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$474 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$33 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$176 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Running the government and other costs7.7%All other spending13%

What stands out

21%

of Fairfax'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
39%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$542 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$290 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$971 thousand
  • Libraries$230 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$705 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$705 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$446 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$265 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$442 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$405 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$269 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$136 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$328 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$261 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$67 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairfax. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City 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.