Town Hall · Granby

Granby, CO town hall & government

Granby spent $17.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $8,078 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Granby's money goes

Spent
$17.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$8,078
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
$2,454 per resident
Administration & buildings
$4.7 million27%
Roads & transportation
$2.7 million16%
Police
$1.9 million11%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million7%
Sewer & trash
$952,0005%
Housing & development
$305,0002%
Interest on debt
$123,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$86,000<1%
Health & welfare
$54,000<1%
Other
$3.5 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 50%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Granby

Full-time staff
30
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time11 part
Police
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

East Grand School District 2

Granby's K–12 school district, shared with Fraser, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs and Winter Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,532
Colorado: $15,889
Students
1,286
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$95.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 85%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,532 per pupil, $9,732 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 Granby pay

Typical tax bill
$1,887
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$567,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Granby's government

🏛️ Official websitegranbychamber.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Granby →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Granby

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

All of Granby'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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