Town Hall · Cheyenne Wells

Cheyenne Wells, CO town hall & government

Cheyenne Wells spent $870,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,067 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cheyenne Wells's money goes

Spent
$870,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,067
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$579,00067%
Roads & transportation
$105,00012%
Police
$13,0001%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$165,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 29%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cheyenne Wells

Full-time staff
5
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cheyenne Wells didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cheyenne County School District RE-5

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

Spending per pupil
$22,964
Colorado: $15,889
Students
169
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $22,964 per pupil, $12,485 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 Cheyenne Wells pay

Typical tax bill
$765
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$173,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cheyenne Wells

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

All of Cheyenne Wells'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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