Town Hall · Norwood

Norwood, CO town hall & government

Norwood spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,737 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Norwood's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,737
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$250,000
$418 per resident
Water & other utilities
$418,00040%
Police
$106,00010%
Interest on debt
$12,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$491,00047%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Sales taxes 33%
  • From the state 19%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Norwood

Full-time staff
7
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$58,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
1 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

Norwood School District R-2J

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

Spending per pupil
$22,596
Colorado: $15,889
Students
193
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 20%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $22,596 per pupil, $11,482 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 Norwood pay

Typical tax bill
$894
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.27%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$333,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Norwood's government

Town hall & decisions in Norwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Norwood

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

All of Norwood'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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