Fairfax, MN town hall & government
Fairfax spent $5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,036 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fairfax's government.
Where Fairfax's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 56%
- Fees & charges 18%
- From the state 10%
- Property taxes 8%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the federal government 3%
- Sales taxes <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Fairfax
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fairfax didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
G.F.W.
Fairfax's K–12 school district, shared with Bismarck, Cairo, Cornish, Gibbon, Moltke and Ridgely. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 31%
- State 59%
- Federal 10%
Of the $17,774 per pupil, $11,773 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.
Which schools Fairfax kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fairfax pay
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.
Contact Fairfax's government
Who represents Fairfax
Fairfax is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.
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.