Town Hall · Haxtun

Haxtun, CO town hall & government

Haxtun spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,619 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Haxtun's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,619
typical Colorado cities: $2,880
Long-term debt
$353,000
$362 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million43%
Roads & transportation
$446,00017%
Police
$329,00013%
Sewer & trash
$258,00010%
Parks & libraries
$235,0009%
Fire
$26,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,0001%
Other
$147,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Haxtun

Full-time staff
11
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time10 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Haxtun School District RE-2J

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

Spending per pupil
$15,743
Colorado: $15,889
Students
307
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,743 per pupil, $9,388 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 Haxtun pay

Typical tax bill
$1,220
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$233,300
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 Haxtun's government

Town hall & decisions in Haxtun →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Haxtun

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

All of Haxtun'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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