Fairborn Theatre · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Fairborn run?
Fairborn’s city government spent $44.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,279 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fairborn is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,279 per resident a year, or $3.50 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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No comparison or trend for Fairborn yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Fairborn’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,451 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.40% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fairborn’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.
Tax bills are one input to Fairborn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fairborn →
Who’s in charge in Fairborn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 130 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 (34,977).
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.
Fairborn City School District
Fairborn’s K–12 school district, shared with Bath Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,324 per pupil, $8,534 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.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Xenia Community City School District · $16,810 per pupil
Beavercreek City School District · $13,621 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Fairborn voted in 2024
Official results for Fairborn’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.1%8,777 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.8%6,696 votesOthers: 1.1% (165 votes).
Most votes in Fairborn: Donald J Trump
Greene County: Trump 59.3%, Harris 39.5% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Fairborn’s 27,611 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Fairborn: Bernie Moreno
Greene County: Moreno 55.1%, Brown 41.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Turner
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Fairborn, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairborn | 56.1% | 42.8% | 1.1% | 15,638 |
| Greene County | 59.3% | 39.5% | 1.2% | 90,031 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
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 Fairborn.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Fairborn compares with the towns next door
Fairborn’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $24 to $562 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bath Township | $24 | $2,433 |
| Xenia Township | $171 | $3,257 |
| Beavercreek Township | $299 | $5,723 |
| Beavercreek | $562 | $5,383 |
| Fairborn | estimate | $2,451 |
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 Fairborn’s government
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Questions about Fairborn’s government
How much does Fairborn spend per resident?
About $1,279 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Fairborn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,451 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Fairborn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fairborn yet.
How did Fairborn vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.1%, Kamala D Harris 42.8% (15,638 votes, official results). Greene County: Trump 59.3%, Harris 39.5%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Fairborn?
269 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.7M (about $20.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fairborn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Kyle Koehler) and State House District 70 (Brian Lampton). The House district also covers 10 other towns. 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 →