Dolores, CO town hall & government
Dolores spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,250 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dolores's government.
Where Dolores's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 38%
- Utility sales 15%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Interest, fines & other 14%
- Property taxes 11%
- From other local governments 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the state <1%
Who works for Dolores
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Dolores School District RE-4A
Dolores's K–12 school district. 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 30%
- State 60%
- Federal 10%
Of the $14,734 per pupil, $8,412 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 Dolores kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Dolores 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 Dolores's government
Who represents Dolores
Dolores 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.