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Edgewater · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Jefferson County · Denver Metro · home rule municipality · Pop. 4,870 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 4,954 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

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

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FY2021 in brief

Edgewater collected $2,820 per resident (including city-run utilities), 14% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 45% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 49% below its peers, but 62% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 96% below peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 1.9× 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)

$2,820
45% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$5,112
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 61% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+24.8%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$2,654
38% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$4,291
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 64% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,731
49% below peers
Peer median
$3,411
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 74% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$140
96% below peers
Peer median
$3,886
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 6% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−4.3%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $2,820
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $2,820 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $14M ÷ population 4,954 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Edgewater runs city-owned utilities, which add 9.5% 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 4,954 residents, small changes in Edgewater's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Edgewater relies on sales tax more than most Colorado municipalities. Tourism and regional retail can raise sales tax per resident because non-residents pay it.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 1.9× 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 Parks, libraries & community: $116 per resident, 81% below the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 30% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,820
per resident45% below peers
Money in: Edgewater revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,61630% belowpeers $2,300
$38830% belowpeers $551
$37038% belowpeers $593
$26830% belowpeers $385
$11552% belowpeers $240
$6366% belowpeers $186
None reported · peers $203$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$2,654
per resident38% below peers
Money out: Edgewater spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,235in line withpeers $1,203
$63424% belowpeers $836
$61538% belowpeers $998
$11681% belowpeers $609
$5573% belowpeers $203
None reported · peers $67$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Edgewater 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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Edgewater compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
EdgewaterUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.5% 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 1.9× the Colorado median.$2,820$2,654$1,731$1,616$140
GlendaleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 4.5% 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 5.0× the Colorado median.$8,623$7,771$6,474$4,337$3,886
Manitou SpringsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 7.0% 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 2.1× the Colorado median.$5,112$3,448$2,888$1,827$959
SheridanUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 0.4% 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 2.7× the Colorado median.$4,704$4,291$3,411$2,300$26,494
Estes ParkUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 48.6% 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 4.2× the Colorado median.$9,298$9,364$3,952$3,638$7,026
BennettUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.0% 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.$3,713$3,924$1,198$990$3,691
Peer median$5,112$4,291$3,411$2,300$3,886

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 $933 to FY2023 $2,629.$0$3.2K$6.5K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,111Peer median FY2021: $5,112Peer median FY2023: $6,486Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $933FY2021: $2,820FY2023: $2,629

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$933$2,111$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$2,820$5,112$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$2,629$6,486$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2021 $2,654 to FY2023 $2,952. 1 year withheld.$0$2.8K$5.6K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $4,291Peer median FY2023: $5,621Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $2,654FY2023: $2,952. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2016: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 7% 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 7% 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 7% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$2,654$4,291$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$2,952$5,621$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2021 $1,731 to FY2023 $1,949. 1 year withheld.$0$1.9K$3.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $3,411Peer median FY2023: $3,800Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $1,731FY2023: $1,949FY2016: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 6% of this city's typical level in other years

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 6% 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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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 6% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$1,731$3,411$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023$1,949$3,800$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $175 to FY2021 $140.$0$1.9K$3.9K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,847Peer median FY2021: $3,886Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $175FY2021: $140

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. 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$175$1,847$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$140$3,886$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023———

Questions about Edgewater’s finances

How much revenue does Edgewater collect per resident?
Edgewater collected $2,820 per resident in FY2021, 14% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Edgewater's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Edgewater spent $2,654 per resident in FY2021, 38% below the median of its peers: Glendale, Manitou Springs, Sheridan, Estes Park and Bennett. See the figure
How much debt does Edgewater have per resident?
Edgewater carried $140 of debt per resident in FY2021, 96% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Edgewater compared with?
Edgewater is compared with Glendale, Manitou Springs, Sheridan, Estes Park and Bennett: 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)
−1.7%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$65.8K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
9.9%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$473.6K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
8.1%
2021 estimate

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Sources

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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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