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Manzanola, CO town hall & government

Manzanola spent $251,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $612 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manzanola's money goes

Spent
$251,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$612
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$36,000
$88 per resident
Water & other utilities
$115,00046%
Police
$53,00021%
Sewer & trash
$32,00013%
Administration & buildings
$27,00011%
Roads & transportation
$15,0006%
Health & welfare
$4,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 46%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Manzanola

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Manzanola School District 3J

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

Spending per pupil
$18,472
Colorado: $15,889
Students
180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,472 per pupil, $7,950 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 Manzanola pay

Typical tax bill
$360
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.28%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$128,300
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 Manzanola's government

Town hall & decisions in Manzanola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manzanola

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

All of Manzanola'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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