Town government · Franklin County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fairfax took in $5.7 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money8.1%Fines and other7.2%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Fairfax's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes78%

Property tax
75%$4.3 million
Other taxes
3.0%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$364 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Sewer$133 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$464 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$404 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

20%

of Fairfax's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$640 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$482 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$957 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$704 thousand
  • Water supply$127 thousand
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$392 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$252 thousand
  • Police$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$216 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$115 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$130 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$130 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$42 thousand
Social services
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairfax. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fairfax 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.