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Fairfield, AL town hall & government

Fairfield spent $55.8 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,756 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fairfield's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fairfield's money goes

Spent
$55.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,756
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
$839 per resident
Water & other utilities
$39.3 million71%
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million6%
Police
$2.9 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million5%
Fire
$2.1 million4%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million3%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$445,0001%
Interest on debt
$403,0001%
Health & welfare
$201,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%

Fairfield didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Fairfield

Full-time staff
45
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 18 full-time firefighters
Fire
20 full-time
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fairfield City School District

Fairfield's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,625
Alabama: $13,926
Students
1,321
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$780,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $18,625 per pupil, $8,478 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,125
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$129,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Fairfield's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofenterprise.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fairfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairfield

Fairfield is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Fairfield's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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