Town Hall · Hayden

Hayden, CO town hall & government

Hayden spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $524 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hayden's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$524
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$997,00096%
Administration & buildings
$24,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hayden

Full-time staff
61
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time23 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
43 full-time3 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

Hayden School District RE-1

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

Spending per pupil
$16,713
Colorado: $15,889
Students
446
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,713 per pupil, $9,283 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 Hayden pay

Typical tax bill
$1,644
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$407,900
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 Hayden's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofhayden.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hayden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hayden

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

All of Hayden'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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