Town Hall · Mancos

Mancos, CO town hall & government

Mancos spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,880 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mancos's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,880
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million66%
Police
$563,00021%
Administration & buildings
$159,0006%
Sewer & trash
$85,0003%
Water & other utilities
$85,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 45%
  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mancos

Full-time staff
12
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time11 part
Police
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Mancos School District RE-6

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

Spending per pupil
$15,086
Colorado: $15,889
Students
521
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,086 per pupil, $7,772 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 Mancos pay

Typical tax bill
$1,114
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.32%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$353,200
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 Mancos's government

🏛️ Official websitemancoscolorado.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mancos →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mancos

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

All of Mancos'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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