Town Hall · Fairburn

Fairburn, GA town hall & government

Fairburn spent $53.7 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,167 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Fairburn's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 7:00 pm
    Planning & Zoning CommissionPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingCity Hall, 56 Malone St. SW Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 26Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Work SessionCity Hall, 56 Malone St. SW Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 26Mon · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall, 56 Malone St. SW Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 3Tue · 7:00 pm
    Planning & Zoning CommissionPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingCity Hall, 56 Malone St. SW Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 9Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Work SessionCity Hall, 56 Malone St. SW Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 9Mon · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall, 56 Malone St. SW Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Fairburn's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Fairburn's money goes

Spent
$53.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,167
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$22.5 million
$1,325 per resident
Water & other utilities
$16.6 million31%
Roads & transportation
$9.7 million18%
Administration & buildings
$6.6 million12%
Police
$5.8 million11%
Fire
$5.1 million10%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million8%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million2%
Parks & libraries
$958,0002%
Paid to other governments
$36,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairburn

Full-time staff
174
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
and 41 full-time firefighters
Police
48 full-time
Fire
41 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
32 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

Fulton County School District

Fairburn's K–12 school district, shared with Alpharetta, East Point, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Milton and Roswell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,609
Georgia: $15,800
Students
88,043
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 66%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,609 per pupil, $9,755 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 Fairburn pay

Typical tax bill
$2,352
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$271,800
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 Fairburn's government

🏛️ Official websitefairburn.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fairburn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairburn

Fairburn is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Lucy McBath. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Fairburn'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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