Antonito · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Antonito, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Conejos County · San Luis Valley · statutory town · Pop. 615 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 645 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Antonito: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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Fiscal yearCompare

FY2021 in brief

Antonito collected $2,932 per resident (including city-run utilities), 18% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 68% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 2.1× its peers, and 60% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 10.0× peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 1.9× the Colorado median.

Generated from the figures below. Every number links to its Census source.

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

Revenue per resident (definition)

$2,932

68% above peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,744
CO median · 227 with a published figure Median of the 227 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,476
Position: Higher than 63% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +25.4%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,726

41% above peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,222
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,208
Position: Higher than 37% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +56.3%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,712

2.1× peers

Peer median: $831
CO median · 201 with a published figure Median of the 201 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,072
Position: Higher than 74% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +73.7%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$3,664

10.0× peers

Peer median: $366
CO median · 199 with a published figure Median of the 199 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,411
Position: Higher than 83% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +83.1%/yr

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $2,932

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$2,932 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $1.9M ÷ population 645 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- A81 Solid waste charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2021
  Survey file
  2022
  The 2022 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 is FY2021.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2021
  Source year
  2025
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

Antonito runs city-owned utilities, which add 10.2% of its revenue. Cities that don't run utilities will look lower on revenue and spending per resident for that reason alone. What counts as utility revenue
With about 645 residents, small changes in Antonito's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Debt per resident is 10.0× the peer median. One large bond issue can do this; check the city's annual financial report for what it funded.
Antonito relies on sales tax more than most Colorado municipalities. Tourism and regional retail can raise sales tax per resident because non-residents pay it.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2021. Bars show Antonito; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 1.9× the Colorado median.

Sales tax per resident is high, which usually means many non-residents shop, stay or work here. Per-resident figures divide citywide totals by residents only, so they overstate what residents themselves pay and use.

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $753 per resident, 3.2× the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 2.3× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,932

per resident68% above peers

Money in: Antonito revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$1,605	$691	2.3× peerspeers $691	55%

General sales tax $1,605 · peers $691 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$448	$272	64% above peerspeers $272	15%

Solid waste charges $288 · peers $0 Sewer charges $160 · peers $272 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A80 Sewer charges A81 Solid waste charges
	$394	$466	15% below peerspeers $466	13%

State aid $394 · peers $134 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid
	$298	$295	in line with peerspeers $295	10%

Water utility charges $298 · peers $295 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$107	$104	in line with peerspeers $104	4%

Property tax $107 · peers $104 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$81	$46	77% above peerspeers $46	3%

Fines & forfeits $79 · peers $7 Interest earnings $2 · peers $1 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits
None reported · peers $37	$0	$37	None reported	0%

Antonito reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes.

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,726

per resident41% above peers

Money out: Antonito spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$753	$236	3.2× peerspeers $236	44%

Central staff services $753 · peers $24 incl. $367 construction incl. $367 construction Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E29 Central staff services F29 Central staff services
	$566	$492	15% above peerspeers $492	33%

Water utility $195 · peers $363 Solid waste $195 · peers $0 Sewer $175 · peers $146 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E81 Solid waste E91 Water utility
	$51	$30	72% above peerspeers $30	3%

Parks & recreation $51 · peers $30 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation
	$48	$5	10.0× peerspeers $5	3%

Interest on debt $48 · peers $5 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I89 Interest on debt
None reported · peers $10	$0	$10	None reported	0%

Antonito reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports.
	Withheld Antonito · Public safety · FY2021 Reason: Police spending per resident is 3.2x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$93	Withheldpeers $93	Withheld

Police Withheld Antonito · Police · FY2021 Reason: Police spending per resident is 3.2x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. · peers $90 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Antonito and its peers

The five Colorado municipalities nearest on population, median household income and region. Budget size isn’t a matching factor, so peers aren’t chosen on the figures being compared. Per resident, FY2021. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare

Antonito compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
AntonitoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 10.2% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.9× the Colorado median.	$2,932	$1,726	$1,712	$1,605	$3,664
San Luis	$1,744	Withheld San Luis · Expenditures per resident · FY2021 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 24% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$718	$552	$589
La JaraUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.5% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$1,548	$1,020	$831	$691	$789
SaguacheUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.4% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$2,200	$1,423	$935	$740	Not reported for this year
NuclaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 40.3% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$1,311	$1,577	$467	$369	$81
NaturitaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 21.8% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$2,797	$890	$1,317	$901	$143
Peer median	$1,744	$1,222	$831	$691	$366

Utilities marks a municipality whose revenue and spending include city-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit), which raises its per-resident totals.

Regional hub marks a municipality whose sales tax per resident is at least 1.5× the Colorado median: a shopping or visitor hub where people who live elsewhere pay much of the sales tax.

Trends

Every available fiscal year. Lines break where a year is missing or withheld; nothing is interpolated.

This city
Peer median
Withheld (shown on the axis, no value)
Colorado median (Census of Governments years only)

Revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$946	$896	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$2,932	$1,744	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$185	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$1,726	$1,222	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$108	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$1,712	$831	$1,072 (201 reporting)

Debt per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Debt per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$178	$899	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$3,664	$366	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Antonito’s finances

How much revenue does Antonito collect per resident?: Antonito collected $2,932 per resident in FY2021, 18% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Antonito's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Antonito spent $1,726 per resident in FY2021, 41% above the median of its peers: San Luis, La Jara, Saguache, Nucla and Naturita. See the figure
How much debt does Antonito have per resident?: Antonito carried $3,664 of debt per resident in FY2021, 10.0× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Antonito compared with?: Antonito is compared with San Luis, La Jara, Saguache, Nucla and Naturita: the Colorado municipalities nearest to it on population, median household income and region. Budget size isn't used, so peers aren't chosen on the figures being compared. See the peer table
Where do these numbers come from?: From the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, as each government reported its own fiscal year, divided by Census population estimates. Figures that fail quality checks are withheld rather than shown. Sources and methodology

Community context

American Community Survey 5-year estimates and Census population estimates. Where the selected year isn’t available, the nearest earlier year is shown and labeled.

Population growth (5-yr): −3.2%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $27.2K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 29.1%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $70.2K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 14.5%; 2021 estimate

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Also in San Luis Valley

San Luis$1,744 · FY2021
La Jara$1,548 · FY2021
Saguache$2,200 · FY2021
South Fork$2,963 · FY2021
Sanford
Blanca$1,843 · FY2021
Romeo$1,945 · FY2021
Creede$3,786 · FY2016

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 · 2021
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 (opens in a new tab)
Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File · 2022 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places · 2025
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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Antonito · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2021 in brief

FY2021 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

Expenditures per resident (definition)

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Debt per resident (definition)

How this number was calculated

What the numbers mean

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Money in

Money out

Antonito and its peers

Trends

Questions about Antonito’s finances

Community context

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Also in San Luis Valley

Sources

General government is Antonito’s largest difference from its peers (3.2× the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.