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Limon, CO town hall & government

Limon spent $7.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,746 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Limon's money goes

Spent
$7.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,746
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
$3,719 per resident
Health & welfare
$1.4 million18%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million18%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million14%
Parks & libraries
$991,00013%
Sewer & trash
$752,00010%
Police
$695,0009%
Interest on debt
$223,0003%
Other
$1.1 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Limon

Full-time staff
24
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Police
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Limon School District RE-4J

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

Spending per pupil
$13,294
Colorado: $15,889
Students
469
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,294 per pupil, $7,708 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 Limon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,173
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$219,300
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 Limon's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoflimon.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Limon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Limon

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

All of Limon'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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