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Fairview, TX town hall & government

Fairview spent $16.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,729 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
$16.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,729
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$37.1 million
$3,960 per resident
Health & welfare
$3.9 million24%
Fire
$3.6 million22%
Police
$2.5 million15%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million10%
Interest on debt
$879,0005%
Roads & transportation
$444,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$391,0002%
Water & other utilities
$295,0002%
Parks & libraries
$202,0001%
Paid to other governments
$6,000<1%
Other
$325,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairview

Full-time staff
64
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 21 full-time firefighters
Fire
22 full-time17 part
Police
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
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

Lovejoy Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,985
Texas: $12,815
Students
4,092
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$134.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $10,985 per pupil, $6,611 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 Fairview: McKinney Independent School District ($11,965 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairview pay

Typical tax bill
$8,355
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$597,300
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 websitefairviewtexas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fairview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairview

Fairview is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Keith Self. Greg Abbott 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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