Town Hall · Granada

Granada, CO town hall & government

Granada spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,967 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Granada's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,967
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$675,00045%
Parks & libraries
$493,00033%
Police
$148,00010%
Administration & buildings
$54,0004%
Sewer & trash
$21,0001%
Roads & transportation
$18,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Fire
$3,000<1%
Other
$94,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 42%
  • Utility sales 39%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Granada

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Granada didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Granada School District RE-1

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

Spending per pupil
$20,282
Colorado: $15,889
Students
202
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,282 per pupil, $12,832 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 Granada pay

Typical tax bill
$330
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.29%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$115,300
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 Granada's government

Town hall & decisions in Granada →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Granada

Granada is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Granada'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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