Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0In Fairfax, 77% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Vermont
Fairfax’s town government spent $4.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $870 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($126,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fairfax is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $870 per resident a year, or $2.38 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Fairfax yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Fairfax’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 17 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $5,497 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.45% of the home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont.
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.
Tax bills are one input to Fairfax’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fairfax →
Most Vermont towns vote on March 2, 2027
Check Fairfax’s own dates: some towns hold the business session on another day or vote by ballot (SB2).
Fairfax’s meetings aren’t in our feed yet. Neighbors who know where agendas are posted can add it to the Handbook.
Vermont’s Town Meeting Day is the first Tuesday in March, when towns vote on budgets and elect officers.
Some towns hold the business session on another day, and some vote by ballot (SB2). Check Fairfax’s site for its warrant and dates.
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 286 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (5,140).
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.
Fairfax School District
Fairfax’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,679 per pupil, $8,198 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.
Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Fairfax voted in 2024
Official results for Fairfax’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.0%1,658 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.9%1,288 votesOthers: 4.1% (125 votes).
Most votes in Fairfax: Kamala D Harris
Franklin County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 46.7% · Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
of Fairfax’s 3,971 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Vermont: 71%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Fairfax: Bernie Sanders
Franklin County: Sanders 50.3%, Malloy 45.5% · Vermont: Sanders 63.2%, Malloy 32.1%
Most votes in Fairfax: Phil Scott
Franklin County: Scott 82.8%, Charlestin 12.4% · Vermont: Scott 73.4%, Charlestin 21.8%
Most votes in the district: Becca Balint
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Fairfax, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 54.0% | 41.9% | 4.1% | 3,071 |
| Franklin County | 49.7% | 46.7% | 3.6% | 26,743 |
| Vermont | 63.8% | 32.3% | 3.9% | 369,422 |
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.
- 2Vermont HouseState representatives
- 3Vermont SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Vermont
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Fairfax compares with the towns next door
Fairfax’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $529 to $976 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 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 $870 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Fairfax?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,497 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont. 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?
For president, Kamala D Harris 54.0%, Donald J Trump 41.9% (3,071 votes, official results). Franklin County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 46.7%. Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%.
How many people work for Fairfax?
18 full-time and 45 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $131,951 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Fairfax in the state legislature?
State Senate District Chittenden North (Chris Mattos) and State House District Franklin-1 (Ashley Bartley and Carolyn Branagan). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
When is town meeting in Fairfax?
Most Vermont towns vote on the first Tuesday in March (March 2, 2027). Some hold the business session on another day or vote by ballot (SB2), so check the town’s own site for Fairfax’s own dates.
Ask neighbors about Fairfax’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →