Town Hall · Kersey

Kersey, CO town hall & government

Kersey spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,139 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kersey's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,139
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$1 million
$556 per resident
Police
$580,00028%
Administration & buildings
$465,00023%
Water & other utilities
$328,00016%
Sewer & trash
$259,00013%
Parks & libraries
$222,00011%
Roads & transportation
$119,0006%
Interest on debt
$40,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kersey

Full-time staff
11
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Platte Valley School District RE-7

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

Spending per pupil
$17,045
Colorado: $15,889
Students
1,177
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 96%
  • State 3%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $17,045 per pupil, $9,983 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.

Also serving Kersey: Greeley School District 6 ($14,735 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kersey pay

Typical tax bill
$1,247
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$354,600
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 Kersey's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofkersey.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kersey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kersey

Kersey is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Gabe Evans. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Kersey'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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