Town government · Richland County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fairview took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%County and local tax money19%Town taxes16%Fines and other15%

What stands out

19%

of Fairview's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
15%$209 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$696 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$401 thousand
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$256 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$191 thousand
Fines
1.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%

What stands out

23%

of Fairview's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$516 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$298 thousand
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$275 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$136 thousand
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$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairview. 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 Fairview 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.