ZIP 20170 · Herndon, VA

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 20170: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Virginia governments, the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 20170?
20170 is served by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Fairfax County and the Town of Herndon. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, Commonwealth of Virginia spent $82.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Fairfax County spent $8.70 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Town of Herndon spent $66.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 20170?
Of the governments serving 20170, Fairfax County collected $4.25 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Commonwealth of Virginia collected $45.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Town of Herndon collected $14.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 20170.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Fairfax County and Herndon

Figures for Virginia governments come from the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts and are for 2025. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published.

Where property tax goes in 20170

Fairfax County$4.25 billion

51% of its $8.34 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Commonwealth of Virginia$45.1 million

<0.1% of its $84.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Town of Herndon$14.3 million

21% of its $67.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Public schools here are run by Fairfax County, so school money is part of its budget.

Fairfax County

$8.70 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%State tax money20%Fees for services10%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other4.0%
Full Fairfax County breakdown

County taxes60%

Property tax
51%$4.25 billion
Other taxes
5.3%$440 million
Sales tax
3.0%$250 million
Tourism taxes
0.3%$26.4 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$869 million

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$469 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.69 billion

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$326 million
Fines
0.1%$11.1 million
Fairfax County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges48%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.7%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.7%Social services6.3%All other spending18%
Full Fairfax County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
48%$4.19 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.15 billion
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$668 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.7%$581 million
Social services
6.3%$544 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$519 million
Housing and community development
5.3%$462 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$334 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$194 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$46.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$15.8 million
Fairfax County page →

Your town

Town of Herndon

$66.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts.

About 49% of this ZIP is in Herndon.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services24%Federal tax money10%Fines and other8.0%State tax money7.7%
Full Herndon breakdown

Town taxes50%

Property tax
21%$14.3 million
Other taxes
15%$9.9 million
Tourism taxes
9.8%$6.6 million
Sales tax
4.2%$2.8 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$16.5 million

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$6.8 million

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$5.2 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$4.9 million
Fines
0.7%$479 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending7.7%
Full Herndon breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$20.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$14.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$14.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$4.9 million
Housing and community development
4.5%$3.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.4%$1.6 million
Social services
0.3%$222 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$171 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$162 thousand
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Your state

Commonwealth of Virginia

$82.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money26%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)18%Fines and other9.9%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Virginia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Virginia breakdown

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
21%$17.6 billion
Other taxes
10%$8.58 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.08 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.87 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$768 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$531 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$509 million
  • Public utility taxes$476 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$424 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$289 million
  • Tobacco taxes$225 million
  • Amusement taxes$124 million
  • Corporation licenses$81.8 million
  • Other licenses$64.0 million
  • Driver's licenses$44.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$35.6 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$27.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.2 million
  • Severance taxes$5.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$782 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$7.40 billion
Business income tax
4.6%$3.84 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$45.1 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$15.0 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$7.02 billion
  • College tuition$3.32 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.72 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.20 billion
  • Ports and waterways$745 million
  • Other service charges$526 million
  • Road charges$146 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$94.4 million
  • Housing$61.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$55.9 million
  • Other education charges$40.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13.0 million
  • Airport$79 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$22.2 billion

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.5%$1.26 billion

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$8.03 billion
Fines
0.3%$286 million
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Where the money goes

Social services29%Sent to local governments24%Schools and colleges17%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Virginia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Virginia breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$23.9 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$23.6 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
  • Veterans' services$56.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$41.0 million
Sent to local governments
24%$20.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 20 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$12.5 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.99 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.25 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.18 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$867 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$470 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$377 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$282 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$272 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$253 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$213 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$92.2 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$39.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$34.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$29.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$26.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$22.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$388 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$204 thousand
  • Sent to the federal government$106 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$13.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$9.19 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.37 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.68 billion
  • Other education$417 million
Health and hospitals
11%$8.72 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.20 billion
  • Public health$1.52 billion
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$6.43 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$5.30 billion
  • Ports and harbors$832 million
  • Public transit$212 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$78.8 million
  • Airports$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$3.75 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.49 billion
  • Police$799 million
  • Courts and legal services$737 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$400 million
  • Inspections and regulation$319 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$2.66 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.39 billion
  • Other and not broken out$545 million
  • Government buildings$390 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 million
  • Other government administration$160 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.31 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$991 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$986 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$474 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$474 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$337 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$244 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$221 million
  • Libraries$23.6 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

Commonwealth of Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Fairfax County. Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Town of Herndon. Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a Virginia government reported to the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts for its Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the general fund and the government's other governmental funds, its capital projects and debt service, and its enterprise (utility) funds. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, depreciation, and state or federal spending made on the government's behalf are not counted. Fiscal years end June 30.

Schools. A county's or city's figures include its school division, because Virginia school divisions are not separate governments: their spending shows as schools and colleges, and the state and federal school aid they receive is counted in the county's or city's revenue.

Debt payments. The report lists principal and interest on general government debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. It leaves out repayments of principal on utility (enterprise) debt, and interest on that debt is counted in utility spending.

Utilities. The report does not split enterprise spending into water, sewer, trash, airports and transit, so all of it appears under "Water, sewer, trash and utilities", including any transit system. Courts are counted with police, fire and jails.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.