Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Fairfax run?
Fairfax’s town government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,712 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fairfax didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fairfax is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,712 per resident a year, or $4.69 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 54%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Fairfax didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Fairfax yet
Every year of Fairfax’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 17 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $685 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.09% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fairfax’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 Fairfax’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fairfax →
Who’s in charge in Fairfax
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 116 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,622).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Allendale County School District
Fairfax’s K–12 school district, shared with Allendale, Sycamore, Ulmer. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,420 per pupil, $9,391 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.
South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Fairfax’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fairfax alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Allendale County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat71.6%2,165 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican26.9%813 votesOthers: 1.5% (45 votes).
Most votes in Allendale County: Kamala D Harris
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Fairfax lies in Allendale County. Every 2024 race in Allendale County is on the county’s page.
Allendale 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 Fairfax.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Fairfax’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fairfax’s government
How much does Fairfax spend per resident?
About $1,712 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fairfax didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Fairfax?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $685 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.09% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Fairfax’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fairfax yet.
How did Fairfax vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fairfax alone. Allendale County, where 100% of Fairfax lies, voted Harris 71.6%, Trump 26.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fairfax?
14 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $77,030 (about $924,360 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fairfax in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Brad Hutto) and State House District 91 (Lonnie Hosey). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fairfax’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 (for Fairfax, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →