Town Hall · Fairfield

Fairfield, IL town hall & government

Fairfield spent $104,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $300 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairfield's money goes

Spent
$104,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$300
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$69,00066%
Administration & buildings
$29,00028%
Other
$6,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Fairfield collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Fairfield

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

Fairfield's K–12 school district, shared with Deer Grove, Lyndon, Prophetstown, Prophetstown, Tampico and Tampico. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,473
Illinois: $21,567
Students
765
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,473 per pupil, $8,787 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.

Also serving Fairfield: Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 ($20,747 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,917
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$220,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fairfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairfield

Fairfield is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker 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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