Town of

Fairhaven

Massachusetts
www.fairhaven-ma.gov
40 Centre St. Fairhaven, MA 02719
[email protected]
Phone: 508-979-4023

Interim Town Administrator:

George Samia

Select Board:

Natalie A. Mello
Charles Murphy
Andrew Romano
Andrew Saunders
Keith Silvia

Annual Town Meeting:

May 3, 2025
April, 1st Monday

Municipal Election:

April 7, 2025
takes places after Town Meeting: "thereafter said [election] meeting will be adjourned to another day for the consideration of all other articles in the warrant."

Demographics

Population15,878
Population Density1,288
Registered Voters13,526
Income Per Capita$39,809
EQV Per Capita$220,405
Owner-occupied Housing Unit Rate74.2%
Median Value of Owner-occupied Housing Units$365,600
Median Gross Rent$1,024
Total Households6,985
Average Household Size2.23

Municipal Finances

Residential Tax Rate$9.32
Commercial Tax Rate$18.49
Average Tax Bill$4,234
Total Expenditures$61,500,905
Total Tax Levy$35,241,592
State Aid$13,361,545
Local Receipts$9,714,097
CPA Year Enacted2005
CPA Surcharge2.0%
CPA ExemptionsLow income, first $100,000 - residential
Town Hall of Fairhaven

Town Hall

Wants you To KNOW

Fairhaven is located on the shore of Buzzards Bay and offers beautiful beaches, shopping and dining. Fairhaven features the most magnificent European-style public buildings built by Standard Oil Company executive and millionaire Henry Huttleston Rogers.

Governance

Form of GovernmentSelect Board – Town Meeting
Incorporation Date1812
Chief Municipal OfficialTown Administrator
Policy BoardSelect Board
Size of Policy Board5
Legislative BodyRepresentative Town Meeting
Size of Representative Town Meeting429

Geography

CountyBristol
Area12.3 mi2
Public Roads109 mi
Regional Planning AgencySoutheastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District

Representation

U.S. Senate (statewide)

Edward J. Markey
Elizabeth Warren

U.S. House

William Keating

Mass. Senate

Mark Montigny

Mass. House

Mark Sylvia
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