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Springfield, CO town hall & government

Springfield spent $3.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,680 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,680
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$147,000
$108 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million49%
Administration & buildings
$842,00023%
Roads & transportation
$377,00010%
Police
$258,0007%
Sewer & trash
$216,0006%
Parks & libraries
$81,0002%
Fire
$62,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,000<1%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 52%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • From the state 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
15
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
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

Springfield School District RE-4

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

Spending per pupil
$15,613
Colorado: $15,889
Students
305
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 81%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,613 per pupil, $8,521 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 Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$517
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$134,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Springfield's government

🏛️ Official websitespringfieldcolorado.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

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

All of Springfield'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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