Photo: J.B. Chandler · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Fairfield run?
Fairfield’s town government spent $916,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,183 per resident. Water and other utilities ($193,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fairfield is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,183 per resident a year, or $3.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 41%.
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No comparison or trend for Fairfield yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Fairfield’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,026 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.93% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fairfield’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Fairfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fairfield →
Who’s in charge in Fairfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fairfield Elementary School District
Fairfield’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,712 per pupil, $6,058 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.
Fairfield High School District · $20,664 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Fairfield’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fairfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Teton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.0%2,533 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.0%927 votesOthers: 3.0% (108 votes).
Most votes in Teton County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Fairfield lies in Teton County. Every 2024 race in Teton County is on the county’s page.
Teton County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Fairfield.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Montana HouseState representatives
- 3Montana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Montana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Fairfield’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fairfield’s government
How much does Fairfield spend per resident?
About $1,183 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Fairfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,026 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.93% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Fairfield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fairfield yet.
How did Fairfield vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fairfield alone. Teton County, where 100% of Fairfield lies, voted Trump 71.0%, Harris 26.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fairfield?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,064 (about $24,768 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Fairfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Butch Gillespie) and State House District 17 (Zack Wirth). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →