Town Hall · Dacono

Dacono, CO town hall & government

Dacono spent $27.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,228 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dacono's money goes

Spent
$27.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,228
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
$1,717 per resident
Housing & development
$12.2 million45%
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million13%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million12%
Police
$3.2 million11%
Administration & buildings
$3 million11%
Interest on debt
$1 million4%
Sewer & trash
$310,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$294,0001%
Parks & libraries
$136,000<1%
Health & welfare
$38,000<1%
Other
$542,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Dacono collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Dacono

Full-time staff
32
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
10 full-time7 part
Police
13 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Dacono's K–12 school district, shared with Longmont, Lyons, Frederick, Firestone, Mead and Erie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,300
Colorado: $15,889
Students
31,757
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$296.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,300 per pupil, $8,250 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.

Also serving Dacono: Weld County School District RE-8 ($14,431 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dacono pay

Typical tax bill
$3,041
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$482,800
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.

Local

Contact Dacono's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.dacono.co.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dacono →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dacono

Dacono is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Gabe Evans. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Dacono'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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