Town Hall · Deer Trail

Deer Trail, CO town hall & government

Deer Trail spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,658 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Deer Trail's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,658
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$2,557 per resident
Water & other utilities
$649,00046%
Sewer & trash
$183,00013%
Interest on debt
$90,0006%
Police
$43,0003%
Parks & libraries
$24,0002%
Other
$430,00030%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Deer Trail

Full-time staff
4
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$29,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Deer Trail School District 26J

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

Spending per pupil
$13,845
Colorado: $15,889
Students
361
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,845 per pupil, $7,468 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 Deer Trail pay

Typical tax bill
$1,725
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$373,000
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 Deer Trail's government

🏛️ Official websitedeertrailcolorado.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Deer Trail →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Deer Trail

Deer Trail is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Deer Trail'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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