Mountain View, CO town hall & government
Mountain View spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,630 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mountain View's government.
Where Mountain View's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 81%
- Fees & charges 11%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the state 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Property taxes 1%
Who works for Mountain View
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Jefferson County School District R-1
Mountain View's K–12 school district, shared with Edgewater, Golden, Lakeside, Lakewood, Morrison and Wheat Ridge. 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 56%
- State 37%
- Federal 8%
Of the $15,276 per pupil, $8,089 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 Mountain View kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mountain View 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Mountain View's government
Who represents Mountain View
Mountain View is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Brittany Pettersen. 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.