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Dillon, CO town hall & government

Dillon spent $24.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $22,872 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dillon's money goes

Spent
$24.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$22,872
typical Colorado cities: $2,880
Long-term debt
$16.4 million
$15,529 per resident
Parks & libraries
$3.7 million15%
Police
$2 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million4%
Water & other utilities
$1 million4%
Sewer & trash
$905,0004%
Housing & development
$792,0003%
Interest on debt
$394,0002%
Other
$14.3 million59%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 45%
  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dillon

Full-time staff
40
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
2 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

Summit School District RE-1

Dillon's K–12 school district, shared with Blue River, Breckenridge, Frisco, Keystone, Montezuma and Silverthorne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,125
Colorado: $15,889
Students
3,570
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$54.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 87%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,125 per pupil, $9,547 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 Dillon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,631
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.24%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$1,090,000
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 Dillon's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofdillon.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dillon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dillon

Dillon is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Dillon'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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