Township government · Lyon County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairview Township took in $109 thousand and spent $110 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money30%

What stands out

70%

of Fairview Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$76 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

21%

of Fairview Township'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%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$15 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairview Township. 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 Fairview Township 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.