Town Hall · Fairborn

Fairborn, OH town hall & government

Fairborn spent $57.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,644 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairborn's money goes

Spent
$57.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,644
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
$221 per resident
Fire
$10.1 million18%
Police
$9.4 million16%
Administration & buildings
$9 million16%
Sewer & trash
$8.8 million15%
Water & other utilities
$5.9 million10%
Roads & transportation
$4.6 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.6 million6%
Parks & libraries
$721,0001%
Housing & development
$569,0001%
Interest on debt
$271,000<1%
Other
$4.4 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 10%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairborn

Full-time staff
269
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
54
and 54 full-time firefighters
Police
59 full-time
Fire
54 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
37 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
31 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
18 full-time
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
43 full-time4 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

Fairborn City School District

Fairborn's K–12 school district, shared with Bath. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,324
Ohio: $16,610
Students
4,231
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$200 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 53%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,324 per pupil, $8,534 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.

Also serving Fairborn: Xenia Community City School District ($16,810 per pupil) · Beavercreek City School District ($13,621 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairborn pay

Typical tax bill
$2,451
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$175,000
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.

Local

Contact Fairborn's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairborn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairborn

Fairborn is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael R. Turner. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Fairborn'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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