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Eagle · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Eagle County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 7,280 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 6,857 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

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

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FY2016 in brief

Eagle collected $1,610 per resident (including city-run utilities), 8% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 38% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 61% below its peers, but 17% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 2.4× peers.

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)

$1,610
38% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,608
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 46% 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)

$1,425
in line with peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,476
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 38% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$828
61% below peers
Peer median
$2,097
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 61% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$2,367
2.4× peers
Peer median
$994
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 73% 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 · $1,610
Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

  1. 1Metric

    $1,610 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $11M ÷ population 6,857 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C46 State aid
    • C50 State aid
    • C91 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T16 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Eagle runs city-owned utilities, which add 21.1% 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 2.4× the peer median. One large bond issue can do this; check the city's annual financial report for what it funded.
  • Part of Eagle's FY2016 revenue is a Census Bureau estimate, not a reported figure. How estimates are handled

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Parks, libraries & community: $18 per resident, 94% below the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 57% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,610
per resident38% below peers
Money in: Eagle revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$51957% belowpeers $1,213
$3568% abovepeers $331
$33981% abovepeers $187
$20352% belowpeers $420
$10677% belowpeers $464
$6162% belowpeers $160
$2754% belowpeers $58
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,425
per residentin line with peers
Money out: Eagle spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$43516% abovepeers $375
$402in line withpeers $409
$24910% belowpeers $278
$2303.3×peers $70
$902.8×peers $33
$1894% belowpeers $306
None reported · peers $9$0None reported
Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Eagle 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

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Eagle compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
EagleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 21.1% 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.$1,610$1,425$828$519$2,367
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
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
VailRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 8.1× the Colorado median.$12,950$9,282$4,488$1,643
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
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
Peer median$2,608$1,476$2,097$1,213$994

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 $1,610 to FY2023 $4,540.$0$4.3K$8.6K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,608Peer median FY2021: $4,440Peer median FY2023: $8,639Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,610FY2021: $2,854FY2023: $4,540

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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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,610$2,608$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$2,854$4,440$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$4,540$8,639$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,425 to FY2023 $2,926.$0$6.2K$12.4K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,476Peer median FY2021: $2,611Peer median FY2023: $12,413Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,425FY2021: $2,274FY2023: $2,926. 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.

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,425$1,476$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$2,274$2,611$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$2,926$12,413$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $828 to FY2023 $1,814.$0$2.4K$4.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,097Peer median FY2021: $3,116Peer median FY2023: $4,767Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $828FY2021: $1,409FY2023: $1,814

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$828$2,097$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$1,409$3,116$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023$1,814$4,767$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $2,367 to FY2023 $3,214.$0$2.8K$5.7K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $994Peer median FY2021: $3,314Peer median FY2023: $5,658Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,367FY2021: $3,660FY2023: $3,214

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$2,367$994$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$3,660$3,314$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$3,214$5,658$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Eagle’s finances

How much revenue does Eagle collect per resident?
Eagle collected $1,610 per resident in FY2016, 8% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Eagle's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Eagle spent $1,425 per resident in FY2016, in line with the median of its peers: Gypsum, Avon, Vail, Aspen and Carbondale. See the figure
How much debt does Eagle have per resident?
Eagle carried $2,367 of debt per resident in FY2016, 2.4× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Eagle compared with?
Eagle is compared with Gypsum, Avon, Vail, Aspen and Carbondale: 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)
+1.1%/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

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Sources

Dataset: Eagle, 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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