Orivian

Avon · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Eagle County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 6,184 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 6,676 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Avon: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

City website (opens in a new tab)

Compare

FY2016 in brief

Avon collected $2,608 per resident (including city-run utilities), 49% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 13% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 61% above its peers, and 3.0× the state median. Debt per resident runs 20% below peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 2.2× the Colorado median.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2016 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$2,608
13% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,993
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 70% of the 224 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,973
34% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,476
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 56% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$2,097
61% above peers
Peer median
$1,305
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 91% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$867
20% below peers
Peer median
$1,080
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 43% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $2,608
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $2,608 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $17.4M ÷ population 6,676 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A94 Transit charges
    • B46 Federal aid
    • B89 Federal aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • C94 State aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • D79 Local government aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • D94 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T51 Other taxes
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Avon runs city-owned utilities, which add 0.0% 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

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2016. Bars show Avon; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 2.2× 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: $910 per resident, 2.9× the peer median. On the revenue side, property tax is 4.8× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,608
per resident13% below peers
Money in: Avon revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,21310% abovepeers $1,104
$4642.5×peers $188
$4204.8×peers $88
$29235% belowpeers $447
$16014% belowpeers $185
$5868% belowpeers $182
$0100% belowpeers $233
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,973
per resident34% above peers
Money out: Avon spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$9102.9×peers $317
$49863% abovepeers $306
$48976% abovepeers $278
$33in line withpeers $34
$315.3×peers $6
$1395% belowpeers $266
None reported · peers $578$0None reported
Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Avon 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, FY2016. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare
Avon compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
AvonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 0.0% of total revenue in FY2016. 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 2.2× the Colorado median.$2,608$1,973$2,097$1,213$867
AspenUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.5% of total revenue in FY2016. 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 7.1× the Colorado median.$13,061$7,256$3,945$7,026
GypsumUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 12.9% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,811$1,473$1,008$732$994
CarbondaleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.1% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,433$1,476$834$724$755
VailRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 8.1× the Colorado median.$12,950$9,282$4,488$1,643
GunnisonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 29.2% of total revenue in FY2016. 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 2.0× the Colorado median.$2,993$3,464$1,305$1,104$1,080
Peer median$2,993$1,476$1,305$1,104$1,080

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
FY2016 $2,608 to FY2023 $7,045.$0$4.3K$8.6K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,993Peer median FY2021: $3,323Peer median FY2023: $8,639Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,608FY2021: $6,067FY2023: $7,045

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$2,608$2,993$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$6,067$3,323$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$7,045$8,639$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,973 to FY2023 $2,943.$0$6.2K$12.4K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,476Peer median FY2021: $3,352Peer median FY2023: $12,413Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,973FY2021: $2,611FY2023: $2,943. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Census definition change: Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,973$1,476$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$2,611$3,352$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$2,943$12,413$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $2,097 to FY2023 $4,982.$0$2.5K$5K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,305Peer median FY2021: $1,720Peer median FY2023: $3,183Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,097FY2021: $4,481FY2023: $4,982

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$2,097$1,305$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$4,481$1,720$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023$4,982$3,183$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $867 to FY2023 $2,830.$0$2.9K$5.9K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,080Peer median FY2021: $2,320Peer median FY2023: $5,850Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $867FY2021: $3,314FY2023: $2,830

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$867$1,080$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$3,314$2,320$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$2,830$5,850$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Avon’s finances

How much revenue does Avon collect per resident?
Avon collected $2,608 per resident in FY2016, 49% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Avon's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Avon spent $1,973 per resident in FY2016, 34% above the median of its peers: Aspen, Gypsum, Carbondale, Vail and Gunnison. See the figure
How much debt does Avon have per resident?
Avon carried $867 of debt per resident in FY2016, 20% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Avon compared with?
Avon is compared with Aspen, Gypsum, Carbondale, Vail and Gunnison: 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)
+0.9%/yr
2016 estimate
Median household income
Not reported for this year
Poverty rate
Not reported for this year
Median home value
Not reported for this year
Housing vacancy rate
Not reported for this year

Explore further

Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Avon, CO municipal finance benchmarks

Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). Please credit “Source: Orivian Municipal Index, orivian.ai/benchmarks”. See the data use terms.

Notes: dollars are nominal (not inflation-adjusted). Colorado medians cover the municipalities reporting that year. Peers: nearest on population, income and region. Definitions: orivian.ai/benchmarks/methodology.Retrieved October 12, 2026 from orivian.ai/benchmarks.

Every figure on this page is read from the published index; nothing is recalculated for display. Read the methodology

General government is Avon’s largest difference from its peers (2.9× the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.

Orivian applies the same sourced, governed approach to your city's own budget-vs-actual data.

See how it worksTalk to us
Book a walkthrough