Town Hall · Manitou Springs

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.

Town budget

Where Manitou Springs's money goes

Spent
$25.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$5,476
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$16.9 million
$3,583 per resident
Administration & buildings
$7.7 million30%
Roads & transportation
$4.8 million18%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million11%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million9%
Fire
$2.2 million9%
Police
$2.1 million8%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million7%
Interest on debt
$559,0002%
Housing & development
$102,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$77,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million5%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Manitou Springs

Full-time staff
65
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 6 full-time firefighters
Police
15 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
10 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Fire
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
5 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

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.

Spending per pupil
$18,859
Colorado: $15,889
Students
1,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Manitou Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$2,527
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$561,200
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.

Local

Contact Manitou Springs's government

🏛️ Official websitemanitousprings-co.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manitou Springs →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Manitou Springs'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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