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Breckenridge · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Summit County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 5,015 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 5,003 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2021. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Breckenridge: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2021 in brief

Breckenridge collected $20,388 per resident (including city-run utilities), 8.2× the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 3.0× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 3.2× its peers, and 13.1× the state median. Debt per resident runs 9.9× peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 7.8× the Colorado median.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2021 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$20,388
3.0× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$6,833
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 99% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+13.4%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$18,127
4.0× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$4,501
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 99% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+14.9%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$14,033
3.2× peers
Peer median
$4,401
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 99% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+11.8%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$23,212
9.9× peers
Peer median
$2,336
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 98% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+52.1%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $20,388
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $20,388 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $102M ÷ population 5,003 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
    • A50 Housing & community development charges
    • A59 Natural resources charges
    • A60 Parking charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • B89 Federal aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T51 Other taxes
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Breckenridge runs city-owned utilities, which add 6.3% 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
  • Debt per resident is 9.9× the peer median. One large bond issue can do this; check the city's annual financial report for what it funded.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 7.8× 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: $9,659 per resident, 5.0× the peer median. On the revenue side, other taxes is 3.9× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$20,388
per resident3.0× peers
Money in: Breckenridge revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$6,7612.0×peers $3,328
$6,5373.9×peers $1,685
$2,2022.2×peers $989
$1,4934.4×peers $339
$1,37472% abovepeers $798
$1,2869.9×peers $130
$73418% belowpeers $896
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$18,127
per resident4.0× peers
Money out: Breckenridge spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$9,6595.0×peers $1,949
$2,8185.5×peers $510
$2,22810.2×peers $218
$1,8128.7×peers $207
$1,02886% abovepeers $552
$58118.1×peers $32
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Breckenridge 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

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Breckenridge compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
BreckenridgeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.3% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 7.8× the Colorado median.$20,388$18,127$14,033$6,761$23,212
SilverthorneUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.8% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.9× the Colorado median.$7,598$5,097$4,321$3,328Not reported for this year
VailRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 8.6× the Colorado median.$21,953$22,889$16,803$7,389$7,163
New CastleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.3% 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.$1,632$1,394$439$947
AvonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 0.5% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.2× the Colorado median.$6,067$2,611$4,481$1,901$3,314
Peer median$6,833$4,501$4,401$2,626$2,336

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 $10,887 to FY2023 $27,953.$0$14K$28K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $3,296Peer median FY2018: $4,408Peer median FY2019: $15,389Peer median FY2020: $12,042Peer median FY2021: $6,833Peer median FY2022: $16,253Peer median FY2023: $7,045Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $10,887FY2018: $12,229FY2019: $13,165FY2020: $13,689FY2021: $20,388FY2022: $26,727FY2023: $27,953

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023. 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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$10,887$3,296$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$12,229$4,408$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$13,165$15,389$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$13,689$12,042$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$20,388$6,833$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$26,727$16,253$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$27,953$7,045$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $9,058 to FY2022 $25,665. 1 year withheld.$0$12.8K$25.7K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,545Peer median FY2018: $2,875Peer median FY2019: $14,290Peer median FY2020: $9,356Peer median FY2021: $4,501Peer median FY2022: $13,153Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $9,058FY2018: $9,394FY2019: $10,783FY2020: $10,939FY2021: $18,127FY2022: $25,665. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 9.0x the peer median

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.

  • FY2023 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 9.0x the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, the same year as the census definition change. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$9,058$1,545$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$9,394$2,875$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$10,783$14,290$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$10,939$9,356$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$18,127$4,501$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$25,665$13,153$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 9.0x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $8,045 to FY2023 $15,559. 1 year withheld.$0$7.8K$15.6K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,005Peer median FY2019: $4,530Peer median FY2020: $10,268Peer median FY2021: $4,401Peer median FY2022: $8,029Peer median FY2023: $4,767Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $8,045FY2019: $10,533FY2020: $11,066FY2021: $14,033FY2022: $14,882FY2023: $15,559FY2018: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 7.7x the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2018 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 7.7x the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$8,045$2,005$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 7.7x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$10,533$4,530$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$11,066$10,268$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$14,033$4,401$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$14,882$8,029$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$15,559$4,767$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $2,854 to FY2023 $33,463.$0$16.7K$33.5K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,578Peer median FY2018: $1,401Peer median FY2019: $1,267Peer median FY2020: $1,838Peer median FY2021: $2,336Peer median FY2022: $4,758Peer median FY2023: $3,022Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,854FY2018: $1,937FY2019: $12,861FY2020: $12,826FY2021: $23,212FY2022: $21,072FY2023: $33,463

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023. 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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$2,854$1,578$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018$1,937$1,401$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$12,861$1,267$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$12,826$1,838$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$23,212$2,336$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$21,072$4,758$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$33,463$3,022$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Breckenridge’s finances

How much revenue does Breckenridge collect per resident?
Breckenridge collected $20,388 per resident in FY2021, 8.2× the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Breckenridge's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Breckenridge spent $18,127 per resident in FY2021, 4.0× the median of its peers: Silverthorne, Vail, New Castle and Avon. See the figure
How much debt does Breckenridge have per resident?
Breckenridge carried $23,212 of debt per resident in FY2021, 9.9× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Breckenridge compared with?
Breckenridge is compared with Silverthorne, Vail, New Castle and Avon: 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)
+0.1%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$118.1K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
1.3%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$479.4K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
76.5%
2021 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Breckenridge, CO municipal finance benchmarks

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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

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