Manitou Springs, CO town hall & government
Manitou Springs spent $25.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,476 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Manitou Springs's government.
Where Manitou Springs's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 40%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Other taxes & licenses 12%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Utility sales 7%
- Property taxes 6%
- From the state 5%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Manitou Springs
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Manitou Springs School District 14
Manitou Springs's K–12 school district, shared with Green Mountain Falls. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 49%
- State 46%
- Federal 5%
Of the $18,859 per pupil, $8,846 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.
Which schools Manitou Springs kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Manitou Springs pay
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.
Contact Manitou Springs's government
Who represents Manitou Springs
Manitou Springs is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Crank. Jared Polis is governor.
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.