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Ignacio, CO town hall & government

Ignacio spent $3.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $4,308 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ignacio's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$4,308
typical Colorado cities: $2,880
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.1 million30%
Water & other utilities
$923,00025%
Administration & buildings
$624,00017%
Sewer & trash
$564,00015%
Roads & transportation
$415,00011%
Parks & libraries
$17,000<1%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$36,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 50%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ignacio

Full-time staff
15
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Ignacio School District 11-JT

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

Spending per pupil
$20,441
Colorado: $15,889
Students
691
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $20,441 per pupil, $9,084 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 Ignacio pay

Typical tax bill
$497
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.20%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$246,200
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 Ignacio's government

🏛️ Official websiteignacio.co.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ignacio →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ignacio

Ignacio is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Ignacio'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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