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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairlee took in $2.3 million and spent $780 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.3%State tax money2.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

92%

of Fairlee's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$2.1 million

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$48 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$21 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Environment and natural resources11%All other spending14%

What stands out

17%

of Fairlee's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
21%$164 thousand
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)$75 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
11%$89 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Police$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Social services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairlee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fairlee 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.