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Keenesburg, CO town hall & government

Keenesburg spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,888 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keenesburg's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,888
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$1,088 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million27%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million22%
Administration & buildings
$664,00013%
Roads & transportation
$458,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$346,0007%
Police
$198,0004%
Interest on debt
$24,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$20,000<1%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Other
$843,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Keenesburg

Full-time staff
25
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$68,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
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

Weld County School District RE-3J

Keenesburg's K–12 school district, shared with Hudson and Lochbuie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,845
Colorado: $15,889
Students
2,715
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$58.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 88%
  • State 4%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,845 per pupil, $7,617 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 Keenesburg pay

Typical tax bill
$1,910
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$432,900
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 Keenesburg's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofkeenesburg.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Keenesburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keenesburg

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

All of Keenesburg'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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