Town Hall · Columbine Valley

Columbine Valley, CO town hall & government

Columbine Valley spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,314 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Columbine Valley's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,314
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$883,00045%
Police
$782,00039%
Roads & transportation
$168,0008%
Sewer & trash
$94,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$43,0002%
Health & welfare
$7,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Other taxes & licenses 34%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Columbine Valley

Full-time staff
9
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Littleton School District 6

Columbine Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Littleton, Bow Mar, Centennial and Greenwood Village. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,635
Colorado: $15,889
Students
13,251
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$344.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,635 per pupil, $9,289 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 Columbine Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$9,517
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$1,578,900
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

Contact Columbine Valley's government

🏛️ Official websitecolumbinevalley.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Columbine Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Columbine Valley

Columbine Valley is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jason Crow. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Columbine Valley'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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