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Cherry Hills Village · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Arapahoe County · Denver Metro · home rule municipality · Pop. 6,389 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 6,367 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

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

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FY2021 in brief

Cherry Hills Village collected $4,518 per resident (including city-run utilities), 82% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 96% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 2.5× its peers, and 3.3× the state median. Debt per resident runs 36% above peers.

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)

$4,518
96% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,303
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 82% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$3,483
33% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,612
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 77% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$3,535
2.5× peers
Peer median
$1,393
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 91% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+17.7%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$3,247
36% above peers
Peer median
$2,390
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 79% of the 199 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 · $4,518
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $4,518 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $28.8M ÷ population 6,367 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer 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
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U41 Royalties
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Cherry Hills Village runs city-owned utilities, which add 2.2% 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

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $2,154 per resident, 55% above the peer median. On the revenue side, property tax is 3.2× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$4,518
per resident96% above peers
Money in: Cherry Hills Village revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,7553.2×peers $551
$92211.2×peers $82
$85812% abovepeers $764
$4813.8×peers $128
$33659% belowpeers $820
$98No peer comparisonpeers $0
$6871% belowpeers $240
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,483
per resident33% above peers
Money out: Cherry Hills Village spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$2,15455% abovepeers $1,394
$56793% abovepeers $294
$38951% abovepeers $257
$3044.3×peers $70
$7015% belowpeers $82
None reported · peers $343$0None reported
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Cherry Hills Village 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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Cherry Hills Village compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
Cherry Hills VillageUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 2.2% 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.$4,518$3,483$3,535$858$3,247
TimnathRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.2× the Colorado median.$6,051$4,986$2,879$1,859$7,649
Castle Pines$1,479$1,013$914$755Not reported for this year
DaconoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 18.5% 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.$2,303$2,833$948$393$4,422
EatonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 25.9% 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.$1,473$387$358
Mead$3,154$2,391$1,839$774$299
Peer median$2,303$2,612$1,393$755$2,390

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
FY2021 $4,518 to FY2023 $6,787. 1 year withheld.$0$3.4K$6.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $2,303Peer median FY2023: $3,638Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $4,518FY2023: $6,787FY2016: withheld — Revenue per resident is 32% of this city's typical level in other years

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Revenue per resident is 32% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2021, 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
FY2016Withheld (Revenue per resident is 32% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$4,518$2,303$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$6,787$3,638$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2021 $3,483 to FY2023 $4,110. 1 year withheld.$0$2.1K$4.1K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $2,612Peer median FY2023: $3,483Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $3,483FY2023: $4,110. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2016: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 30% of this city's typical level in other years

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.

  • FY2016 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 30% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. 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
FY2016Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 30% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$3,483$2,612$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$4,110$3,483$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $1,564 to FY2023 $3,729.$0$1.9K$3.7K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $530Peer median FY2021: $1,393Peer median FY2023: $2,353Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,564FY2021: $3,535FY2023: $3,729

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.

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,564$530$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$3,535$1,393$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023$3,729$2,353$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2021 $3,247 to FY2023 $3,053.$0$1.6K$3.2K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $2,390Peer median FY2023: $3,199Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $3,247FY2023: $3,053

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in 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———
FY2021$3,247$2,390$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$3,053$3,199$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Cherry Hills Village’s finances

How much revenue does Cherry Hills Village collect per resident?
Cherry Hills Village collected $4,518 per resident in FY2021, 82% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Cherry Hills Village's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Cherry Hills Village spent $3,483 per resident in FY2021, 33% above the median of its peers: Timnath, Castle Pines, Dacono, Eaton and Mead. See the figure
How much debt does Cherry Hills Village have per resident?
Cherry Hills Village carried $3,247 of debt per resident in FY2021, 36% above its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Cherry Hills Village compared with?
Cherry Hills Village is compared with Timnath, Castle Pines, Dacono, Eaton and Mead: 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)
−1.0%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$250K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
3.7%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$2M
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
5.8%
2021 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Cherry Hills Village, 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

General government is Cherry Hills Village’s largest difference from its peers (55% above the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.

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