Town Hall · Broomfield

Broomfield, CO town hall & government

Broomfield spent $413 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,718 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Broomfield's money goes

Spent
$413 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,718
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$392.2 million
$5,430 per resident
Water & other utilities
$201.8 million49%
Police
$32.6 million8%
Health & welfare
$26.1 million6%
Sewer & trash
$19.4 million5%
Parks & libraries
$19.2 million5%
Roads & transportation
$8.7 million2%
Interest on debt
$7.9 million2%
Housing & development
$6.1 million1%
Administration & buildings
$5.3 million1%
Other
$85.9 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Broomfield

Full-time staff
685
83 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
72
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
171 full-time27 part
Police
143 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
103 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
88 full-time31 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
46 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
25 full-time
Roads & transportation
23 full-time
Sewer & trash
14 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
71 full-time11 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Broomfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Broomfield's K–12 school district, shared with Northglenn, Federal Heights, Thornton and Westminster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,831
Colorado: $15,889
Students
34,998
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$327.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,831 per pupil, $8,555 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.

Also serving Broomfield: Boulder Valley School District RE-2 ($17,771 per pupil) · Jefferson County School District R-1 ($15,276 per pupil) · St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J ($15,300 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Broomfield pay

Typical tax bill
$4,007
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$664,500
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 Broomfield's government

🏛️ Official websitebroomfield.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Broomfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Broomfield

Broomfield is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Brittany Pettersen. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Broomfield'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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