Town Hall · Fairview

Fairview, MN town hall & government

Fairview spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,756 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
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,756
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Parks & libraries
$2 million80%
Roads & transportation
$311,00012%
Fire
$108,0004%
Administration & buildings
$36,0001%
Other
$52,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 78%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairview

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Pillager Public School District

Fairview's K–12 school district, shared with Pillager, Rosing, Sylvan, Scandia Valley, Home Brook and May. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,305
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,291
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 22%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,305 per pupil, $8,559 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
$3,107
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$481,700
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 Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz 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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