Cortez, CO town hall & government
Cortez spent $27.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,022 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cortez's government.
Where Cortez's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 39%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Utility sales 13%
- Property taxes 12%
- From the state 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From other local governments 1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Cortez
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cortez didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Cortez's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 41%
- State 29%
- Federal 30%
Of the $13,869 per pupil, $6,493 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.
Which schools Cortez kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cortez pay
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.
Contact Cortez's government
Who represents Cortez
Cortez is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd. Jared Polis is governor.
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.