Town Hall · Wray

Wray, CO town hall & government

Wray spent $8.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,789 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wray's money goes

Spent
$8.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,789
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$1,816 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.9 million54%
Police
$810,0009%
Parks & libraries
$679,0008%
Health & welfare
$654,0007%
Roads & transportation
$604,0007%
Sewer & trash
$564,0006%
Fire
$69,0001%
Interest on debt
$14,000<1%
Other
$668,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 41%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wray

Full-time staff
29
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
2 full-time16 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time7 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wray didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wray School District RD-2

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

Spending per pupil
$16,076
Colorado: $15,889
Students
733
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,076 per pupil, $7,944 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 Wray pay

Typical tax bill
$1,175
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$173,000
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 Wray's government

🏛️ Official websitewrayco.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wray →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wray

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

All of Wray'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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