Dillon · FY2022 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Dillon, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Summit County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 1,029 (2025 estimate); FY2022 per-resident figures use 1,045 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Dillon: FY2022. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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Fiscal yearCompare

FY2022 in brief

Dillon collected $22,632 per resident (including city-run utilities), 7.5× the median of the 72 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 2.4× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 2.1× its peers, and 7.8× the state median. Debt per resident runs 73% above peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 8.3× 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)

$22,632

2.4× peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $9,508
CO median · 72 with a published figure 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.: $3,031
Position: Higher than 94% of the 72 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$23,135

2.5× peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $9,302
CO median · 71 with a published figure Median of the 71 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.: $3,025
Position: Higher than 97% of the 71 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$12,779

2.1× peers

Peer median: $6,062
CO median · 71 with a published figure Median of the 71 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.: $1,631
Position: Higher than 96% of the 71 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$15,707

73% above peers

Peer median: $9,067
CO median · 73 with a published figure Median of the 73 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.: $2,068
Position: Higher than 94% of the 73 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 · $22,632

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$22,632 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $23.7M ÷ population 1,045 (2022 estimate)
3Census line items
- A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
- A60 Parking charges
- A61 Parks & recreation charges
- A80 Sewer charges
- A89 General government (other) charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T29 Licenses & permits
- T99 Other taxes
- U11 Sale of property
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
- U99 Miscellaneous
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2023 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2022
  Survey file
  2023
  The 2023 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 is FY2022.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2023 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2022
  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

Dillon runs city-owned utilities, which add 4.9% 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 1,045 residents, small changes in Dillon's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2022. Bars show Dillon; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 8.3× 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: $13,718 per resident, 4.3× the peer median. On the revenue side, fees & charges is 3.7× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$22,632

per resident2.4× peers

Money in: Dillon revenue per resident by category, FY2022, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$9,626	$4,644	2.1× peerspeers $4,644	43%

General sales tax $9,626 · peers $4,644 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$8,122	$2,179	3.7× peerspeers $2,179	36%

General government (other) charges $4,938 · peers $77 Parks & recreation charges $2,049 · peers $88 Sewer charges $990 · peers $815 Parking charges $135 · peers $84 Commercial activities (other) charges $11 · peers $23 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A03 Commercial activities (other) charges A60 Parking charges A61 Parks & recreation charges A80 Sewer charges A89 General government (other) charges
	$2,916	$999	2.9× peerspeers $999	13%

Other taxes $2,196 · peers $0 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) $530 · peers $761 Licenses & permits $189 · peers $238 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T29 Licenses & permits T99 Other taxes
	$1,100	$931	18% above peerspeers $931	5%

Water utility charges $1,100 · peers $640 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$316	$257	23% above peerspeers $257	1%

Miscellaneous $91 · peers $46 Interest earnings $84 · peers $38 Sale of property $71 · peers $0 Fines & forfeits $70 · peers $54 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U11 Sale of property U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits U99 Miscellaneous
	$314	$440	29% below peerspeers $440	1%

State aid $314 · peers $247 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid
	$237	$419	43% below peerspeers $419	1%

Property tax $237 · peers $419 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 72 reporting

Money out

Spending

$23,135

per resident2.5× peers

Money out: Dillon spending per resident by category, FY2022, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$13,718	$3,191	4.3× peerspeers $3,191	59%

General government (other) $13,718 · peers $868 incl. $5,130 construction incl. $5,130 construction Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E89 General government (other) F89 General government (other)
	$4,301	$2,791	54% above peerspeers $2,791	19%

Parks & recreation $3,544 · peers $907 incl. $973 construction Housing & community development $758 · peers $1,112 incl. $973 construction Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E50 Housing & community development E61 Parks & recreation F61 Parks & recreation
	$1,869	$871	2.1× peerspeers $871	8%

Police $1,869 · peers $871 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police
	$1,767	$1,642	8% above peerspeers $1,642	8%

Water utility $901 · peers $740 incl. $21 construction Sewer $866 · peers $569 incl. $21 construction Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E91 Water utility F91 Water utility
	$1,035	$1,020	in line with peerspeers $1,020	4%

Streets & highways $1,035 · peers $789 incl. $1,035 construction incl. $1,035 construction Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items F44 Streets & highways
	$444	$357	24% above peerspeers $357	2%

Interest on debt $444 · peers $357 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Census line items I89 Interest on debt I91 Interest on debt

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 71 reporting

Dillon 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, FY2022. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare

Dillon compared with its peer municipalities, FY2022, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
DillonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 4.9% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 8.3× the Colorado median.	$22,632	$23,135	$12,779	$9,626	$15,707
Mountain VillageUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 7.3% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 7.3× the Colorado median.	$30,018	$22,505	$17,145	$8,420	$14,945
IgnacioUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 21.2% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.1× the Colorado median.	$4,995	$4,328	$2,557	$2,481	Not reported for this year
TellurideUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 8.3% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 4.0× the Colorado median.	$9,605	$8,486	$5,739	$4,639	$22,118
FriscoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 5.1% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 4.0× the Colorado median.	$9,411	$10,117	$6,384	$4,649	$2,816
Peer median	$9,508	$9,302	$6,062	$4,644	$9,067

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 FY2018, FY2021, FY2022. 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	$11,299	$3,543	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018	$15,240	$6,941	$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019	$15,821	$7,660	$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020	$15,053	$8,532	$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021	$19,877	$4,286	$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022	$22,632	$9,508	$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)

Expenditures per resident

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 FY2018, FY2021, FY2022, 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$10,677	$3,153	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018	$14,703	$9,854	$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019	$15,449	$8,541	$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020	$14,371	$8,171	$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021	$15,016	$7,635	$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022	$23,135	$9,302	$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 7.8x the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2020, FY2021, FY2022. 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 7.8x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018	$8,381	$6,296	$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019	$8,858	$6,884	$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020	$8,664	$5,171	$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021	$10,987	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022	$12,779	$6,062	$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)

Debt per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022. 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	$12,496	$2,583	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018	$11,235	$2,033	$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019	$10,431	$4,680	$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020	$9,044	$4,103	$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021	$16,567	$1,664	$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022	$15,707	$9,067	$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Dillon’s finances

How much revenue does Dillon collect per resident?: Dillon collected $22,632 per resident in FY2022, 7.5× the median of the 72 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Dillon's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Dillon spent $23,135 per resident in FY2022, 2.5× the median of its peers: Mountain Village, Ignacio, Telluride and Frisco. See the figure
How much debt does Dillon have per resident?: Dillon carried $15,707 of debt per resident in FY2022, 73% above its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Dillon compared with?: Dillon is compared with Mountain Village, Ignacio, Telluride and Frisco: 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): +1.2%/yr; 2022 estimate
Median household income: $79.8K; 2022 estimate
Poverty rate: 8.2%; 2022 estimate
Median home value: $782.5K; 2022 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 69.3%; 2022 estimate

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Minturn$4,343 · FY2023
Mt. Crested Butte$8,532 · FY2023
Blue River$1,525 · FY2016
Georgetown$4,210 · FY2021
Winter Park$26,089 · FY2023
Oak Creek$4,009 · FY2021
Mountain Village$33,136 · FY2023
Central City$13,790 · FY2023

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2018-2022 · 2022
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2018-2022 (opens in a new tab)
Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2023 - Individual Unit File · 2023 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2023 - 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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Dillon · FY2022 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2022 in brief

FY2022 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

Dillon and its peers

Trends

Questions about Dillon’s finances

Community context

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Sources

General government is Dillon’s largest difference from its peers (4.3× the peer median in FY2022). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.