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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairfield took in $537 thousand and spent $496 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Fairfield'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 taxes40%

Property tax
40%$213 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$58 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$169 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals6.7%

What stands out

14%

of Fairfield'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
50%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.7%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 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, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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.