Fair Haven spent more per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar cities
Fair Haven’s village government spent $1.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, about $2,399 per resident. Water and other utilities ($180,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fair Haven is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$2,025 per resident in 2022: more than 91% of them
Fair Haven’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,025 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $757, and the middle half spent $539–$1,136. Fair Haven spent more than 91% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fair Haven itself left out).
About $2,399 per resident a year, or $6.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: housing & development, at 35%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 29% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fair Haven reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $2,025 · 2024: $2,399. Per resident it went from $2,025 to $2,399 (up 18%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 716 to 779.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,348 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.77% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fair Haven’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 Fair Haven’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fair Haven →
Who’s in charge in Fair Haven
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 195 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (779).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Red Creek Central School District
Fair Haven’s K–12 school district, shared with Red Creek, Victory, Sterling, Wolcott, Butler. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,397 per pupil, $19,672 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.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Fair Haven’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Fair Haven alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cayuga County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.1%20,482 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.2%15,772 votesOthers: 0.7% (263 votes).
Most votes in Cayuga County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Fair Haven lies in Cayuga County. Every 2024 race in Cayuga County is on the county’s page.
Cayuga 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 Fair Haven.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Fair Haven compares with the towns next door
Fair Haven spent $2,025 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling | $407 | $2,568 |
| Fair Haven | $2,025 | $3,348 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Fair Haven’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fair Haven’s government
How much does Fair Haven spend per resident?
About $2,399 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,025 was more than 91% of 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fair Haven?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,348 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Fair Haven’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fair Haven yet.
How did Fair Haven vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Fair Haven alone. Cayuga County, where 100% of Fair Haven lies, voted Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fair Haven?
4 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,278 (about $255,336 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fair Haven in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Rachel May) and Assembly District 120 (Will Barclay). The Assembly district also covers 44 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fair Haven’s government
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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 →