Town Hall · Fairfax

Fairfax, OH town hall & government

Fairfax spent $3.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,945 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairfax's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,945
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.2 million36%
Administration & buildings
$696,00021%
Roads & transportation
$507,00015%
Sewer & trash
$137,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$99,0003%
Parks & libraries
$92,0003%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$582,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 86%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairfax

Full-time staff
20
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time8 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

Mariemont City School District

Fairfax's K–12 school district, shared with Mariemont, Terrace Park and Columbia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,209
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,539
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 80%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $18,209 per pupil, $10,834 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 Fairfax: Cincinnati City School District ($20,236 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairfax pay

Typical tax bill
$3,964
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$245,900
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 Fairfax's government

🏛️ Official websitefairfaxoh.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fairfax →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairfax

Fairfax is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Greg Landsman. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Fairfax'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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