Town Hall · Fairhaven

Fairhaven, IL town hall & government

Fairhaven spent $338,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $396 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairhaven's money goes

Spent
$338,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$396
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$256,00076%
Administration & buildings
$61,00018%
Other
$21,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 6%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399

Fairhaven's K–12 school district, shared with Chadwick, Elkhorn Grove, Milledgeville, Wysox, Salem and Genesee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,276
Illinois: $21,567
Students
387
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,276 per pupil, $10,540 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 Fairhaven pay

Typical tax bill
$2,120
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$103,000
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 Fairhaven's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairhaven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairhaven

Fairhaven is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Fairhaven'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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