Town government · Collin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fairview took in $21.3 million and spent $16.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money5.3%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

8.2%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
35%$7.4 million
Sales tax
8.2%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$619 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$493 thousand
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$835 thousand
  • Other service charges$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$1.1 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$483 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.1 million
Fines
2.0%$425 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Health and hospitals24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt7.3%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

24%

of Fairview's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$166 thousand
Health and hospitals
24%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$841 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$899 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$617 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$879 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$295 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$325 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$202 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 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 September 30, 2021. 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.