Town Hall · Littleton

Littleton, CO town hall & government

Littleton spent $93 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,079 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Littleton's money goes

Spent
$93 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,079
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
$91 per resident
Police
$17.5 million19%
Sewer & trash
$17.4 million19%
Roads & transportation
$11.4 million12%
Parks & libraries
$9.7 million10%
Administration & buildings
$9.1 million10%
Housing & development
$2.9 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million2%
Interest on debt
$278,000<1%
Health & welfare
$163,000<1%
Other
$22.7 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 55%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Littleton

Full-time staff
262
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
76
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
103 full-time
Administration & buildings
48 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
30 full-time38 part
Housing & development
19 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
18 full-time
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time2 part
Other
25 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Littleton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Littleton School District 6

Littleton's K–12 school district, shared with Columbine Valley, Bow Mar, Centennial and Greenwood Village. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,635
Colorado: $15,889
Students
13,251
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$344.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,635 per pupil, $9,289 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 Littleton: Jefferson County School District R-1 ($15,276 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Littleton pay

Typical tax bill
$3,335
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$630,600
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.

Local

Contact Littleton's government

🏛️ Official websitelittletonco.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Littleton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Littleton

Littleton is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representatives Jason Crow and Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Littleton'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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