Lafayette, CO town hall & government
Lafayette spent $116.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,786 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lafayette's government.
Where Lafayette's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 28%
- Fees & charges 21%
- Utility sales 19%
- Property taxes 12%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- From the federal government 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the state 2%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Lafayette
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lafayette didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Boulder Valley School District RE-2
Lafayette's K–12 school district, shared with Jamestown, Louisville, Nederland, Ward, Boulder and Superior. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 86%
- State 10%
- Federal 4%
Of the $17,771 per pupil, $9,993 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.
Which schools Lafayette kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Lafayette pay
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.
Contact Lafayette's government
Who represents Lafayette
Lafayette is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. Jared Polis is governor.
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.