Walsh, CO town hall & government
Walsh spent $786,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,532 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Walsh's government.
Where Walsh's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 28%
- Sales taxes 25%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Property taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- From the state 7%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Walsh
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Walsh didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Walsh School District RE-1
Walsh's K–12 school district. 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 7%
- State 92%
- Federal 1%
Of the $153,797 per pupil, $8,462 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.
Which schools Walsh kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Walsh 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Walsh's government
Who represents Walsh
Walsh is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. 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.