Town Hall · Otis

Otis, CO town hall & government

Otis spent $25,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $52 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Otis's money goes

Spent
$25,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$52
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$25,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 78%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Sales taxes 9%
Town workforce

Who works for Otis

Full-time staff
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Otis School District R-3

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

Spending per pupil
$19,798
Colorado: $15,889
Students
198
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $19,798 per pupil, $11,657 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 Otis pay

Typical tax bill
$582
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$167,900
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 Otis's government

🏛️ Official websiteotiscolorado.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Otis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Otis

Otis is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Otis'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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