Town Hall · Minturn

Minturn, CO town hall & government

Minturn spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,584 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Minturn's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,584
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$1,731 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million42%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million34%
Police
$448,00013%
Parks & libraries
$184,0005%
Sewer & trash
$139,0004%
Roads & transportation
$56,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Minturn

Full-time staff
8
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Eagle County School District RE 50

Minturn's K–12 school district, shared with Avon, Carbonate, Eagle, Gypsum, Red Cliff and Vail. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,598
Colorado: $15,889
Students
6,492
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$311.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 80%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,598 per pupil, $9,519 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 Minturn pay

Typical tax bill
$3,226
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.29%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$1,103,100
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 Minturn's government

🏛️ Official websiteminturn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minturn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minturn

Minturn is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Minturn'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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