Town Hall · Fairview

Fairview, IL town hall & government

Fairview spent $150,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $241 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairview's money goes

Spent
$150,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$241
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$52,00035%
Administration & buildings
$50,00033%
Paid to other governments
$12,0008%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$35,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 66%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairview

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Fairview's K–12 school district, shared with Ellisville, Fairview, London Mills, Maquon, Young Hickory and Maquon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,284
Illinois: $21,567
Students
250
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$270,000
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $20,284 per pupil, $10,648 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 Fairview pay

Typical tax bill
$1,963
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$112,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fairview's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairview

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

All of Fairview'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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