Fort Collins, CO town hall & government
Fort Collins spent $716.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,260 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fort Collins's government.
Who runs Fort Collins
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Coming up at Fort Collins's town hall
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 13Tue · 6:00 pmCity Council Work SessionCouncil Information Center (CIC), 300 Laporte Avenue Meeting page ↗
- Oct 20Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 27Tue · 6:00 pmCity Council Work SessionCouncil Information Center (CIC), 300 Laporte Avenue Meeting page ↗
- Nov 10Tue · 6:00 pmCity Council Work SessionCouncil Information Center (CIC), 300 Laporte Avenue Meeting page ↗
- Nov 17Tue · 6:00 pm
Recent meetings
- Sep 22Tue · 6:00 pmCity Council Work SessionCouncil Information Center (CIC), 300 Laporte Avenue Meeting page ↗
- Sep 21Mon · 6:00 pm
- Sep 15Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 1Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 1Tue · 6:00 pmGeneralTest Meeting page ↗
- Aug 25Tue · 6:00 pmCity Council Work SessionCouncil Information Center (CIC), 300 Laporte Avenue Meeting page ↗
- Aug 18Tue · 6:00 pm
- Aug 18Tue · 6:00 pm
Official listings from Fort Collins's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Fort Collins's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 33%
- Sales taxes 29%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Property taxes 9%
- From the federal government 7%
- From other local governments 6%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From the state 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Fort Collins
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Poudre School District R-1
Fort Collins's K–12 school district, shared with Wellington and Timnath. 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 59%
- State 35%
- Federal 6%
Of the $15,698 per pupil, $8,648 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.
Also serving Fort Collins: Thompson School District R-2J ($14,924 per pupil).
Which schools Fort Collins kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fort Collins 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 Fort Collins's government
Who represents Fort Collins
Fort Collins is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. 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.