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Manassa, CO town hall & government

Manassa spent $710,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $697 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manassa's money goes

Spent
$710,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$697
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$707,000
$694 per resident
Sewer & trash
$183,00026%
Water & other utilities
$151,00021%
Police
$139,00020%
Interest on debt
$20,0003%
Parks & libraries
$18,0003%
Administration & buildings
$15,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Paid to other governments
$3,000<1%
Other
$175,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • From the state 13%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Manassa

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Conejos School District RE-1J

Manassa's K–12 school district, shared with La Jara and Romeo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,274
Colorado: $15,889
Students
955
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,274 per pupil, $7,407 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 Manassa pay

Typical tax bill
$766
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$209,300
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 Manassa's government

Town hall & decisions in Manassa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manassa

Manassa is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Manassa'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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