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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fairfield took in $8.7 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money31%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.5%

What stands out

14%

of Fairfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$4.0 million

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$827 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$668 thousand
  • Other service charges$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.7 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

35%

of Fairfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$823 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$413 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$381 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$259 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$203 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairfield. 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 Fairfield 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.