Town Hall · Eagle

Eagle, CO town hall & government

Eagle spent $21.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,912 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eagle's money goes

Spent
$21.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,912
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$23.8 million
$3,198 per resident
Administration & buildings
$5.8 million27%
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million17%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million16%
Police
$2.5 million12%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million8%
Interest on debt
$349,0002%
Paid to other governments
$302,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$90,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Eagle

Full-time staff
47
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
4 full-time2 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

Eagle County School District RE 50

Eagle's K–12 school district, shared with Avon, Carbonate, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff and Vail. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,598
Colorado: $15,889
Students
6,492
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$311.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 80%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,598 per pupil, $9,519 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 Eagle pay

Typical tax bill
$3,768
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$695,100
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.

Local

Contact Eagle's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofeagle.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Eagle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eagle

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

All of Eagle'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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