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Durango · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

La Plata County · Southwest · home rule municipality · Pop. 19,733 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 19,122 · Census finance data FY2016–FY2023

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

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FY2021 in brief

Debt per resident runs 67% below peers.

  • Revenue per resident withheld: Includes general sales tax and tax revenue, which were rejected on review
  • Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 17% of this city's typical level in other years

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)

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$2,879
17% above peers
Peer median
$2,460
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 68% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−5.5%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Debt per resident (definition)

$852
67% below peers
Peer median
$2,550
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 33% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−10.5%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident ·
Withheld pending verification

  1. 1Withheld

    Includes general sales tax and tax revenue, which were rejected on review It stays withheld until it is verified against Durango’s audited financial report.

  2. 2Census line items

    • A60 Parking charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A94 Transit charges
    • B89 Federal aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U41 Royalties

  3. 3Source file

What the numbers mean

No structural factors stand out in the data. The peer comparison below is a fair starting point.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Public safety: $1,231 per resident, 2.5× the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

Categories are withheld with the total until it is verified against Durango’s audited financial report.

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$2,879
per resident17% above peers
Money out: Durango spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,2312.5×peers $491
$6502.4×peers $267
$5309% belowpeers $585
$32061% belowpeers $811
$11118.4×peers $6
$3950% belowpeers $77
None reported · peers $505$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Durango 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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Durango compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
Durango$2,879$852
MontroseUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.2% 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 1.6× the Colorado median.$2,356$2,382$1,512$1,424$1,228
Fruita$1,512$1,102$659$473$1,895
Steamboat SpringsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 4.2% 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 3.0× the Colorado median.$5,682$5,324$4,019$2,592$2,550
Glenwood SpringsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 22.0% 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 2.8× the Colorado median.$6,400$6,064$2,856$2,413$5,718
RifleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 15.5% 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 1.5× the Colorado median.$2,773$2,460$1,472$1,301$3,076
Peer medianBenchmark unavailable$2,460Benchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailable$2,550

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 $3,536 to FY2023 $5,785. 2 years withheld.$0$2.9K$5.8K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,617Peer median FY2017: $2,974Peer median FY2018: $2,119Peer median FY2019: $2,218Peer median FY2020: $2,654Peer median FY2023: $3,545Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,536FY2017: $3,579FY2018: $3,714FY2019: $3,899FY2020: $4,178FY2023: $5,785FY2021: withheld — Includes general sales tax and tax revenue, which were rejected on reviewFY2022: withheld — Includes general sales tax and tax revenue, which were rejected on review

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2021, FY2022 withheld: Includes general sales tax and tax revenue, which were rejected on review

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, 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$3,536$2,617$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2017$3,579$2,974$2,694 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$3,714$2,119$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,899$2,218$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$4,178$2,654$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Includes general sales tax and tax revenue, which were rejected on review)Benchmark unavailable$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022Withheld (Includes general sales tax and tax revenue, which were rejected on review)Benchmark unavailable$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$5,785$3,545$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $3,813 to FY2023 $5,312.$0$2.7K$5.3K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,402Peer median FY2017: $2,800Peer median FY2018: $3,003Peer median FY2019: $3,142Peer median FY2020: $2,968Peer median FY2021: $2,460Peer median FY2022: $3,227Peer median FY2023: $3,005Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,813FY2017: $3,846FY2018: $3,098FY2019: $3,354FY2020: $3,728FY2021: $2,879FY2022: $3,090. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $5,312. 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 FY2017, FY2018, 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
FY2016$3,813$2,402$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2017$3,846$2,800$2,663 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$3,098$3,003$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,354$3,142$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$3,728$2,968$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,879$2,460$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$3,090$3,227$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$5,312$3,005$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $1,995 to FY2023 $2,535. 2 years withheld.$0$1.3K$2.5K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,221Peer median FY2017: $1,563Peer median FY2018: $1,173Peer median FY2019: $1,251Peer median FY2020: $1,315Peer median FY2023: $1,841Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,995FY2017: $2,054FY2018: $1,647FY2019: $1,761FY2020: $2,075FY2023: $2,535FY2021: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 17% of this city's typical level in other yearsFY2022: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 18% of this city's typical level in other years

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 17% of this city's typical level in other years
  • FY2022 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 18% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, 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$1,995$1,221$705 (193 reporting)
FY2017$2,054$1,563$1,098 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,647$1,173$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,761$1,251$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,075$1,315$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 17% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 18% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,535$1,841$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $1,484 to FY2023 $2,810.$0$2K$4.1K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $3,108Peer median FY2017: $3,703Peer median FY2018: $3,398Peer median FY2019: $3,062Peer median FY2020: $2,629Peer median FY2021: $2,550Peer median FY2022: $2,283Peer median FY2023: $1,920Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,484FY2017: $1,336FY2018: $4,097FY2019: $3,810FY2020: $3,701FY2021: $852FY2022: $627FY2023: $2,810

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, 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$1,484$3,108$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2017$1,336$3,703$1,482 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$4,097$3,398$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,810$3,062$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$3,701$2,629$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$852$2,550$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$627$2,283$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,810$1,920$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Durango’s finances

How does Durango's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Durango spent $2,879 per resident in FY2021, 17% above the median of its peers: Montrose, Fruita, Steamboat Springs, Glenwood Springs and Rifle. See the figure
How much debt does Durango have per resident?
Durango carried $852 of debt per resident in FY2021, 67% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Durango compared with?
Durango is compared with Montrose, Fruita, Steamboat Springs, Glenwood Springs and Rifle: 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)
+0.2%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$68.6K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
10.6%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$497.1K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
14.3%
2021 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Durango, 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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