Town Hall · Fairplay

Fairplay, CO town hall & government

Fairplay spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,609 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairplay's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,609
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$3,614 per resident
Administration & buildings
$617,00021%
Roads & transportation
$482,00017%
Sewer & trash
$472,00016%
Water & other utilities
$462,00016%
Police
$352,00012%
Parks & libraries
$312,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0001%
Other
$186,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairplay

Full-time staff
8
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time4 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Park County School District RE-2

Fairplay's K–12 school district, shared with Alma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,524
Colorado: $15,889
Students
576
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 90%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,524 per pupil, $11,944 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 Fairplay pay

Typical tax bill
$1,551
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$431,300
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 Fairplay's government

🏛️ Official websitefairplayco.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fairplay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairplay

Fairplay is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Brittany Pettersen. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Fairplay'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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