Town Hall · Fairview

Fairview, KS town hall & government

Fairview spent $99,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,207 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
$99,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,207
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$99,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fairview

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 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. Fairview didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hoisington Unified School District 431

Fairview's K–12 school district, shared with Albion, Galatia, Hoisington, North Homestead, Susank and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,993
Kansas: $14,966
Students
732
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,993 per pupil, $10,141 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
$1,679
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
4.48%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$37,500
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 Fairview's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairview

Fairview is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly 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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