Crested Butte, CO town hall & government
Crested Butte spent $36 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $21,764 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Crested Butte's government.
Where Crested Butte's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 31%
- From the state 22%
- Other taxes & licenses 19%
- Utility sales 10%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Property taxes 6%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Who works for Crested Butte
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Crested Butte didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J
Crested Butte's K–12 school district, shared with Gunnison, Marble, Mount Crested Butte and Pitkin. 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 83%
- State 12%
- Federal 5%
Of the $16,300 per pupil, $9,036 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 Crested Butte kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Crested Butte 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Crested Butte's government
Who represents Crested Butte
Crested Butte 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.