Del Norte, CO town hall & government
Del Norte spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,460 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Del Norte's government.
Where Del Norte's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 42%
- Utility sales 21%
- Fees & charges 19%
- From the state 6%
- Property taxes 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Del Norte
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Del Norte didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
Del Norte's K–12 school district, shared with South Fork. 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 60%
- State 36%
- Federal 4%
Of the $18,542 per pupil, $9,504 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 Del Norte kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Del Norte 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 Del Norte's government
Who represents Del Norte
Del Norte 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.