Town Hall · Fairview

Fairview, MO town hall & government

Fairview spent $375,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $992 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fairview's money goes

Spent
$375,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$992
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$91,000
$241 per resident
Administration & buildings
$160,00043%
Water & other utilities
$59,00016%
Sewer & trash
$23,0006%
Police
$17,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0001%
Roads & transportation
$2,0001%
Other
$109,00029%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 23%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 5%

Fairview didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Newton County R-VI School District

Fairview's K–12 school district, shared with Granby, Newtonia, Ritchey, Stark City and Stella. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$9,905
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,500
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $9,905 per pupil, $5,572 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
$667
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$105,000
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairview

Fairview is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe 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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