Colorado Municipal Index · Free and public
How does your city’s budget really compare?
Revenue, spending, taxes and debt per resident for Colorado’s 272 municipalities, benchmarked against true peers. Figures appear where the Census Bureau published them and they passed our checks; each one traces to its Census source.
- 272municipalities listed
- FY2016–23Census finance years
- 5 peersmatched per city
- Verified or withheldnever guessed
Colorado at a glance
Revenue per resident · FY2023
DurangoFY2023
$5,785
revenue per resident
62% above the Colorado median of $3,580 (97 reporting)
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- Most revenue per resident · FY2023$5,785Durango collects the most revenue per resident of the featured cities, 62% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting.See Durango
- Debt against peers · FY20235.1×Broomfield carries $4,308 of debt per resident, 5.1× its peer median of $846.See Broomfield
- Least revenue per resident · FY2023$1,513Pueblo collects the least per resident of the featured cities.See Pueblo
Featured cities
Revenue per resident against the Colorado median for the same fiscal year, latest published year. Bars share one scale from $0.
Statewide medians cover all municipalities in Census of Governments years (FY2016 and FY2021) and a sample of mostly larger cities in other years.
- Colorado SpringsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 50.1% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Pikes Peak · Pop. 494,743Revenue per resident · FY2023$3,782Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- Fort CollinsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 32.6% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Northern Front Range · Pop. 171,500Revenue per resident · FY2023$3,462Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- GreeleyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 17.9% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Northern Front Range · Pop. 115,073Revenue per resident · FY2023$3,027Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- PuebloUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 30.9% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Southern Colorado · Pop. 110,404Revenue per resident · FY2023$1,513Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- LongmontUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 37.2% of total revenue in FY2022. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Denver Metro · Pop. 100,109Revenue per resident · FY2022$3,830Colorado median · 72 with a published figure$3,031. Median of the 72 Colorado municipalities with FY2022 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- LovelandUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 28.5% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Northern Front Range · Pop. 81,387Revenue per resident · FY2023$5,227Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- BroomfieldUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.1% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Denver Metro · Pop. 79,174Revenue per resident · FY2023$4,395Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- Grand JunctionUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 4.3% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Western Slope · Pop. 71,827Revenue per resident · FY2023$3,031Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- MontroseUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.9% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Western Slope · Pop. 21,583Revenue per resident · FY2023$2,937Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
- DurangoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 5.5% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Southwest · Pop. 19,733Revenue per resident · FY2023$5,785Colorado median · 97 with a published figure$3,580. Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.
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All 272 municipalities
Data retrieved October 12, 2026
Showing 10 of 272 Colorado municipalities
| Municipality | County | Region | Population | Latest finance year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar | Las Animas | Southern Colorado | 445 | FY2016 |
| Akron | Washington | Eastern Plains | 1,725 | FY2021 |
| Alamosa | Alamosa | San Luis Valley | 9,849 | FY2023 |
| Alma | Park | Central Mountains & Resort | 312 | FY2021 |
| Antonito | Conejos | San Luis Valley | 615 | FY2021 |
| Arriba | Lincoln | Eastern Plains | 203 | FY2021 |
| Arvada | Adams, Jefferson | Denver Metro | 122,901 | FY2023 |
| Aspen | Pitkin | Central Mountains & Resort | 6,489 | FY2023 |
| Ault | Weld | Northern Front Range | 2,667 | FY2021 |
| Aurora | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas | Denver Metro | 410,053 | FY2023 |
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Revenue, spending, tax and debt per resident for every municipality and year, with the peer and Colorado medians, sources and fiscal year in every row. Withheld figures are included as rows, with the reason and no value. 3,776 rows across 272 municipalities. Data retrieved October 12, 2026. Each city page has its own file with every metric.
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How to read these benchmarks
Read the full methodology01Per resident
Dollar figures are divided by Census population so a town of 800 and a city of 100,000 can be compared.
02Peers
Each municipality is compared with the five most similar on population, median household income and region. Budget size isn’t used, so peers aren’t picked on the figures being compared.
03Percentiles describe, they don’t grade
A higher percentile means a higher value, not a better one. Context lives with the city.
04Withheld means unverified
Figures that break sharply from a city’s own history or its peers are withheld until checked against its audited report.
This is public data, published once a year.
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