Durango, CO town hall & government
Durango spent $103.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,307 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Durango's government.
Where Durango's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 39%
- Fees & charges 19%
- From the federal government 11%
- From other local governments 11%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Utility sales 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Durango
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Durango School District 9-R
Durango'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 51%
- State 43%
- Federal 7%
Of the $17,301 per pupil, $8,303 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 Durango kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Durango 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.
Contact Durango's government
Who represents Durango
Durango 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.