Town Hall · Northglenn

Northglenn, CO town hall & government

Northglenn spent $55 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,473 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Northglenn's money goes

Spent
$55 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,473
typical Colorado cities: $2,880
Long-term debt
$10.8 million
$288 per resident
Sewer & trash
$14.1 million26%
Police
$12.3 million22%
Water & other utilities
$12 million22%
Parks & libraries
$7.4 million13%
Administration & buildings
$5.9 million11%
Housing & development
$2.2 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$584,0001%
Interest on debt
$418,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Northglenn

Full-time staff
242
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
66
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
85 full-time
Administration & buildings
48 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
28 full-time43 part
Sewer & trash
23 full-time
Water & other utilities
23 full-time
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time1 part
Other
14 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Northglenn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Northglenn's K–12 school district, shared with Federal Heights, Thornton, Broomfield and Westminster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,831
Colorado: $15,889
Students
34,998
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$327.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,831 per pupil, $8,555 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 Northglenn: Weld County School District RE-8 ($14,431 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Northglenn pay

Typical tax bill
$3,152
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$462,100
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.

Local

Contact Northglenn's government

🏛️ Official websitenorthglenn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Northglenn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Northglenn

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

All of Northglenn'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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