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Frisco · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Summit County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 2,792 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 2,893 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

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

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FY2021 in brief

Frisco collected $9,125 per resident (including city-run utilities), 3.7× the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, in line with its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 51% above its peers, and 6.3× the state median. Debt per resident runs 2.2× peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 5.5× 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)

$9,125
in line with peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$8,847
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 95% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+8.0%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$6,629
in line with peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$6,709
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 92% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+4.4%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$6,781
51% above peers
Peer median
$4,504
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 98% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+22.6%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,832
2.2× peers
Peer median
$837
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 60% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+10.0%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $9,125
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $9,125 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $26.4M ÷ population 2,893 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A50 Housing & community development charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation 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
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U41 Royalties

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Frisco runs city-owned utilities, which add 7.9% 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 2,893 residents, small changes in Frisco's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Debt per resident is 2.2× the peer median. One large bond issue can do this; check the city's annual financial report for what it funded.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 5.5× 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: $1,448 per resident, 2.2× the peer median. On the revenue side, other taxes is 5.2× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$9,125
per residentin line with peers
Money in: Frisco revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
Peer median unavailable$4,772No peer comparison
$1,9435.2×peers $375
$1,34841% belowpeers $2,273
$7232.8×peers $261
$26642% belowpeers $456
$6791% belowpeers $758
$795% belowpeers $146
Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$6,629
per residentin line with peers
Money out: Frisco spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$3,00612% belowpeers $3,434
$1,4482.2×peers $661
$994No peer comparisonpeers $0
$50018% belowpeers $610
$273in line withpeers $271
$17280% belowpeers $866
$162No peer comparisonpeers $0
$7417% belowpeers $89
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Frisco 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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Frisco compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
FriscoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 7.9% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 5.5× the Colorado median.$9,125$6,629$6,781$4,772$1,832
Snowmass VillageRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 6.6× the Colorado median.$15,733$10,647$11,052$5,669$316
TellurideUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 8.6% 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 4.7× the Colorado median.$8,847$8,918$5,185$4,052$22,389
BayfieldUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.5% 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.$1,800$650Not reported for this year
Peer median$8,847$6,709$4,504$4,052$837

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 $6,224 to FY2023 $10,679.$0$9.9K$19.8K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $6,249Peer median FY2018: $12,229Peer median FY2019: $10,413Peer median FY2020: $10,373Peer median FY2021: $8,847Peer median FY2022: $18,166Peer median FY2023: $19,796Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $6,224FY2018: $6,941FY2019: $7,635FY2020: $8,532FY2021: $9,125FY2022: $9,411FY2023: $10,679

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, 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$6,224$6,249$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$6,941$12,229$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$7,635$10,413$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$8,532$10,373$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$9,125$8,847$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$9,411$18,166$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$10,679$19,796$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $5,341 to FY2023 $12,211.$0$8K$16K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $5,795Peer median FY2018: $10,992Peer median FY2019: $9,662Peer median FY2020: $9,555Peer median FY2021: $6,709Peer median FY2022: $16,020Peer median FY2023: $12,413Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $5,341FY2018: $3,853FY2019: $6,359FY2020: $5,988FY2021: $6,629FY2022: $10,117. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $12,211. 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 FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, 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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$5,341$5,795$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$3,853$10,992$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$6,359$9,662$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$5,988$9,555$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$6,629$6,709$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$10,117$16,020$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$12,211$12,413$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $2,451 to FY2023 $6,113.$0$5.2K$10.3K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,182Peer median FY2018: $5,961Peer median FY2019: $7,488Peer median FY2020: $7,451Peer median FY2021: $4,504Peer median FY2022: $10,311Peer median FY2023: $5,889Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,451FY2018: $4,453FY2019: $3,961FY2020: $5,171FY2021: $6,781FY2022: $6,384FY2023: $6,113

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, 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$2,451$1,182$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$4,453$5,961$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,961$7,488$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$5,171$7,451$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$6,781$4,504$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$6,384$10,311$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$6,113$5,889$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $1,139 to FY2023 $5,230.$0$7K$14K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,483Peer median FY2018: $3,950Peer median FY2019: $7,127Peer median FY2020: $7,736Peer median FY2021: $837Peer median FY2022: $14,029Peer median FY2023: $5,903Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,139FY2018: $912FY2019: $3,597FY2020: $1,885FY2021: $1,832FY2022: $2,816FY2023: $5,230

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, 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$1,139$2,483$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018$912$3,950$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,597$7,127$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,885$7,736$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,832$837$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$2,816$14,029$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$5,230$5,903$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Frisco’s finances

How much revenue does Frisco collect per resident?
Frisco collected $9,125 per resident in FY2021, 3.7× the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Frisco's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Frisco spent $6,629 per resident in FY2021, in line with the median of its peers: Snowmass Village, Telluride and Bayfield. See the figure
How much debt does Frisco have per resident?
Frisco carried $1,832 of debt per resident in FY2021, 2.2× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Frisco compared with?
Frisco is compared with Snowmass Village, Telluride and Bayfield: 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)
−0.4%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$101.8K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
9.1%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$677K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
65.3%
2021 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Frisco, 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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