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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairfield took in $1.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money47%Fines and other23%Town taxes23%State tax money5.2%Federal tax money1.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
21%$270 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$16 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$67 thousand

County and local tax money47%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
47%$605 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$295 thousand
Fines
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

81%

of Fairfield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
81%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$222 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 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 December 31, 2021. 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.