Town Hall · Fairlawn

Fairlawn, OH town hall & government

Fairlawn spent $28.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,752 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairlawn's money goes

Spent
$28.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,752
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$6 million21%
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million17%
Police
$4.8 million17%
Fire
$4.5 million16%
Sewer & trash
$938,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$493,0002%
Parks & libraries
$474,0002%
Health & welfare
$110,000<1%
Other
$6.5 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 53%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairlawn

Full-time staff
86
51 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 14 full-time firefighters
Police
33 full-time2 part
Fire
15 full-time28 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
20 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Copley-Fairlawn City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,161
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,759
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 83%
  • State 12%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,161 per pupil, $10,741 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 Fairlawn: Akron City School District ($22,438 per pupil) · Revere Local School District ($15,316 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairlawn pay

Typical tax bill
$3,232
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$284,600
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 Fairlawn's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoffairlawn.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fairlawn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairlawn

Fairlawn is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Emilia Strong Sykes. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Fairlawn'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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