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Winter Park, CO town hall & government

Winter Park spent $33.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $32,748 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winter Park's money goes

Spent
$33.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$32,748
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$30.5 million
$29,753 per resident
Roads & transportation
$19.1 million57%
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million15%
Housing & development
$3.3 million10%
Police
$2 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$617,0002%
Parks & libraries
$486,0001%
Paid to other governments
$104,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 55%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winter Park

Full-time staff
41
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
13 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Police
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Grand School District 2

Winter Park's K–12 school district, shared with Fraser, Granby, Grand Lake and Hot Sulphur Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,532
Colorado: $15,889
Students
1,286
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$95.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 85%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,532 per pupil, $9,732 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 Winter Park pay

Typical tax bill
$2,728
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$775,300
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 Winter Park's government

🏛️ Official websitewpgov.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winter Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winter Park

Winter Park is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Winter Park'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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