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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fairview took in $585 thousand and spent $341 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)43%Federal tax money30%Town taxes22%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes22%

Other taxes

14%$82 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more

Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand
Public utility taxes$14 thousand
Other licenses$13 thousand
Amusement taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

8.2%$48 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services

43%$254 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater

Water$254 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government

30%$178 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state

1.0%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines

1.7%$10 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Interest on debt4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

65%

of Fairview's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

65%$223 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply

Water supply$223 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

11%$37 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services

Fire protection$36 thousand
Courts and legal services$1 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.4%$32 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

8.8%$30 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$30 thousand

Interest on debt

4.1%$14 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.5%$5 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$5 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 June 30, 2022. 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.