Town Hall · Brush

Brush, CO town hall & government

Brush spent $10.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,019 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brush's money goes

Spent
$10.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,019
typical Colorado cities: $2,880
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
$889 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million20%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million19%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million18%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million16%
Police
$1.5 million14%
Parks & libraries
$908,0008%
Interest on debt
$138,0001%
Fire
$102,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$96,0001%
Other
$207,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brush

Full-time staff
51
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
5 full-time29 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time10 part
Police
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 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

Brush School District RE-2J

Brush's K–12 school district, shared with Hillrose. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,607
Colorado: $15,889
Students
1,429
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,607 per pupil, $7,025 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 Brush pay

Typical tax bill
$1,480
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$273,000
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 Brush's government

🏛️ Official websitebrushcolo.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brush →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brush

Brush is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Brush'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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