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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Fairfield took in $993 thousand and spent $595 thousand.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money9.4%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (water)2.8%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

77%

of Fairfield's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes84%

Other taxes
77%$762 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$761 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.5%$45 thousand
Property tax
2.5%$25 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$93 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$30 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs83%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%

What stands out

83%

of Fairfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
83%$491 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$488 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$17 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 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. 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.