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Holyoke, CO town hall & government

Holyoke spent $6.1 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,626 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Holyoke's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,626
typical Colorado cities: $2,880
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million30%
Roads & transportation
$963,00016%
Fire
$902,00015%
Parks & libraries
$673,00011%
Police
$477,0008%
Sewer & trash
$394,0006%
Administration & buildings
$265,0004%
Other
$583,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Holyoke

Full-time staff
33
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
5 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Holyoke School District RE-1J

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

Spending per pupil
$17,985
Colorado: $15,889
Students
531
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,985 per pupil, $10,851 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 Holyoke pay

Typical tax bill
$1,444
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$259,000
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 Holyoke's government

🏛️ Official websiteholyokechamber.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Holyoke →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Holyoke

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

All of Holyoke'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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