Trinidad, CO town hall & government
Trinidad spent $42.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,155 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Trinidad's government.
Where Trinidad's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 38%
- Sales taxes 31%
- From other local governments 10%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Property taxes 4%
- From the state 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Trinidad
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Trinidad School District 1
Trinidad's K–12 school district, shared with Cokedale and Starkville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 26%
- State 59%
- Federal 15%
Of the $15,164 per pupil, $6,653 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 Trinidad: Hoehne Reorganized School District 3 ($14,590 per pupil).
Which schools Trinidad kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Trinidad pay
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.
Contact Trinidad's government
Who represents Trinidad
Trinidad is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd. Jared Polis is governor.
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.