Town Hall · Ovid

Ovid, CO town hall & government

Ovid spent $279,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $924 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ovid's money goes

Spent
$279,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$924
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$34,000
$113 per resident
Sewer & trash
$57,00020%
Administration & buildings
$54,00019%
Water & other utilities
$30,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0003%
Parks & libraries
$8,0003%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Roads & transportation
$3,0001%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Other
$115,00041%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Ovid

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 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

Revere School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,538
Colorado: $15,889
Students
145
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,538 per pupil, $11,559 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 Ovid pay

Typical tax bill
$403
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$84,500
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 Ovid's government

Town hall & decisions in Ovid →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ovid

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

All of Ovid'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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