Town Hall · Fowler

Fowler, CO town hall & government

Fowler spent $5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,356 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fowler's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,356
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$57,000
$50 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million66%
Water & other utilities
$996,00020%
Police
$351,0007%
Parks & libraries
$173,0003%
Administration & buildings
$125,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$47,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 58%
  • Utility sales 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Fowler

Full-time staff
7
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Police
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Fowler School District R-4J

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

Spending per pupil
$15,963
Colorado: $15,889
Students
355
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,963 per pupil, $8,524 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 Fowler pay

Typical tax bill
$540
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$143,900
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 Fowler's government

🏛️ Official websitefowlercolorado.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fowler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fowler

Fowler is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Fowler'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.

You’re browsing

Fowler

Colorado · CO
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Fowler is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01