Town government · Teton County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fairfield took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Town taxes21%State tax money21%Fines and other11%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Fairfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
21%$281 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$608 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$256 thousand
  • Water$247 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$8 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$286 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$151 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Running the government and other costs7.3%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

32%

of Fairfield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$412 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$193 thousand
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$378 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$62 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Social services
2.2%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesUnemployment and social insurance offices
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairfield. 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 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.