Town Hall · Milliken

Milliken, CO town hall & government

Milliken spent $10.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,183 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milliken's money goes

Spent
$10.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,183
typical Colorado cities: $2,880
Long-term debt
$6 million
$687 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million23%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million18%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million15%
Police
$1.5 million14%
Parks & libraries
$746,0007%
Roads & transportation
$400,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$202,0002%
Interest on debt
$85,0001%
Other
$1.7 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Milliken

Full-time staff
64
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
22 full-time2 part
Police
20 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Milliken didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J

Milliken's K–12 school district, shared with Johnstown and Berthoud. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,507
Colorado: $15,889
Students
3,976
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$142.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,507 per pupil, $7,723 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.

Also serving Milliken: Weld County School District RE-1 ($17,712 per pupil) · Greeley School District 6 ($14,735 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Milliken pay

Typical tax bill
$2,570
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$406,700
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 Milliken's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.milliken.co.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Milliken →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milliken

Milliken is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Gabe Evans. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Milliken'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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