Town Hall · Breckenridge

Breckenridge, CO town hall & government

Breckenridge spent $134 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $27,245 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Breckenridge's government.

Town budget

Where Breckenridge's money goes

Spent
$134 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$27,245
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$169 million
$34,362 per resident
Housing & development
$34.4 million26%
Roads & transportation
$18.2 million14%
Parks & libraries
$15.4 million11%
Police
$6 million4%
Water & other utilities
$5.4 million4%
Administration & buildings
$5.2 million4%
Interest on debt
$4.8 million4%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$332,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$195,000<1%
Other
$41.6 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 50%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Breckenridge

Full-time staff
174
100 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
69 full-time98 part
Roads & transportation
55 full-time2 part
Police
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Summit School District RE-1

Breckenridge's K–12 school district, shared with Blue River, Dillon, Frisco, Keystone, Montezuma and Silverthorne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,125
Colorado: $15,889
Students
3,570
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$54.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 87%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,125 per pupil, $9,547 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Breckenridge pay

Typical tax bill
$4,186
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$1,012,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Breckenridge's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbreckenridge.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Breckenridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Breckenridge

Breckenridge is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Breckenridge's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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