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Lone Tree, CO town hall & government

Lone Tree spent $65.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,615 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lone Tree's money goes

Spent
$65.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,615
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
$545 per resident
Roads & transportation
$13.2 million20%
Administration & buildings
$11.6 million18%
Police
$10.4 million16%
Housing & development
$1.8 million3%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$832,0001%
Sewer & trash
$676,0001%
Interest on debt
$365,0001%
Health & welfare
$181,000<1%
Other
$25.3 million39%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 66%
  • From other local governments 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lone Tree

Full-time staff
153
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$133,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
58
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
74 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
20 full-time27 part
Administration & buildings
25 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Housing & development
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Douglas County School District RE-1

Lone Tree's K–12 school district, shared with Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Larkspur and Parker. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,658
Colorado: $15,889
Students
61,409
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$304 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,658 per pupil, $8,445 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 Lone Tree pay

Typical tax bill
$5,186
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$874,100
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 Lone Tree's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflonetree.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lone Tree →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lone Tree

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

All of Lone Tree'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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