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Fairview, PA town hall & government

Fairview spent $2.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $497 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
$2.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$497
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$20,000
$4 per resident
Roads & transportation
$647,00029%
Police
$618,00028%
Administration & buildings
$322,00014%
Fire
$157,0007%
Parks & libraries
$12,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$7,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$466,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairview

Full-time staff
10
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
3 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

Crestwood School District

Fairview's K–12 school district, shared with Dennison, Dorrance, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Rice and Slocum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,387
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,387 per pupil, $10,062 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
$3,623
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$293,400
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 Fairview's government

🏛️ Official websitefairviewluzerne.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fairview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairview

Fairview is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro 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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