Town Hall · Crestone

Crestone, CO town hall & government

Crestone spent $565,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,094 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crestone's money goes

Spent
$565,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,094
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$56,000
$406 per resident
Water & other utilities
$104,00018%
Roads & transportation
$78,00014%
Parks & libraries
$41,0007%
Police
$5,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$335,00059%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 71%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Crestone

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Moffat School District 2

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

Spending per pupil
$27,397
Colorado: $15,889
Students
189
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $27,397 per pupil, $13,513 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 Crestone pay

Typical tax bill
$1,441
a year · Colorado typical $2,602

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 Crestone's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcrestone.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Crestone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crestone

Crestone is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Crestone'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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