Town Hall · Longmont

Longmont, CO town hall & government

Longmont spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $19 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Longmont

Susie Hidalgo-FahringMayorTerm ends 2027 303-651-8601Email Source ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Longmont's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$19
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$146,000
$1 per resident
Paid to other governments
$163,0009%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.7 million91%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Longmont

Full-time staff
1,024
374 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
179
and 105 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
144 full-time285 part
Police
253 full-time47 part
Water & other utilities
166 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
122 full-time15 part
Fire
107 full-time
Sewer & trash
67 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
35 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
41 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
16 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time1 part
Other
72 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Longmont didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Longmont's K–12 school district, shared with Lyons, Frederick, Firestone, Mead, Erie and Dacono. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,300
Colorado: $15,889
Students
31,757
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$296.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,300 per pupil, $8,250 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 Longmont pay

Typical tax bill
$2,940
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$572,800
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 Longmont's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.longmont.co.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Longmont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Longmont

Longmont is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Longmont'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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