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Granby · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Grand County · Central Mountains & Resort · statutory town · Pop. 2,392 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 2,240 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Granby: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2023 in brief

Granby collected $7,075 per resident (including city-run utilities), 98% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 59% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 39% below its peers, but 2.6× the state median. Debt per resident runs 55% below peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.0× the Colorado median.

Generated from the figures below. Every number links to its Census source.

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2023 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$7,075
59% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$17,360
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 79% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$7,786
48% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$14,842
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Higher than 82% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$4,404
39% below peers
Peer median
$7,165
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 83% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$2,366
55% below peers
Peer median
$5,230
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$2,130
Position
Higher than 53% of the 91 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 · $7,075
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $7,075 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $15.8M ÷ population 2,240 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A91 Water utility charges
    • 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
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Granby runs city-owned utilities, which add 25.3% 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 2,240 residents, small changes in Granby's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2023. Bars show Granby; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.0× 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: $660 per resident, 75% below the peer median. On the revenue side, Granby reports no fees & charges; peers collect $2,363 per resident.

Money in

Revenue

$7,075
per resident59% below peers
Money in: Granby revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$3,46627% belowpeers $4,749
$1,7912.6×peers $688
$798in line withpeers $778
$67021% belowpeers $844
$26987% belowpeers $1,997
$8194% belowpeers $1,356
None reported · peers $2,363$0None reported
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$7,786
per resident48% below peers
Money out: Granby spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$3,71915% abovepeers $3,224
$1,23321% belowpeers $1,553
$1,22540% belowpeers $2,042
$856in line withpeers $852
$66075% belowpeers $2,648
$7055% belowpeers $156
$24No peer comparisonpeers $0
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Granby 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, FY2023. How peers are chosen

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Granby compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
GranbyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 25.3% of total revenue in FY2023. 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.$7,075$7,786$4,404$3,466$2,366
TellurideUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 4.1% of total revenue in FY2023. 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.$22,046$9,710$5,889$4,648$24,791
Crested ButteUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 10.0% of total revenue in FY2023. 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.$14,925$21,607$8,217$4,571$9,276
FriscoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 4.5% of total revenue in FY2023. 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.$10,679$12,211$6,113$4,850$5,230
Snowmass VillageRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 5.8× the Colorado median.$19,796$17,473$12,982$6,711$3,319
Peer median$17,360$14,842$7,165$4,749$5,230

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 $3,433 to FY2023 $7,075.$0$8.7K$17.4K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $10,329Peer median FY2021: $3,169Peer median FY2023: $17,360Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,433FY2021: $6,088FY2023: $7,075

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$3,433$10,329$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$6,088$3,169$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$7,075$17,360$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $2,944 to FY2023 $7,786.$0$7.4K$14.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $9,763Peer median FY2021: $3,066Peer median FY2023: $14,842Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,944FY2021: $5,449FY2023: $7,786. 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$2,944$9,763$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$5,449$3,066$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$7,786$14,842$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $2,283 to FY2023 $4,404.$0$3.6K$7.2K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $2,457Peer median FY2023: $7,165Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,283FY2021: $3,967FY2023: $4,404

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$2,283Benchmark unavailable$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$3,967$2,457$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023$4,404$7,165$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $4,462 to FY2023 $2,366.$0$2.6K$5.2K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,039Peer median FY2021: $1,703Peer median FY2023: $5,230Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $4,462FY2021: $2,969FY2023: $2,366

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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Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$4,462$1,039$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$2,969$1,703$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$2,366$5,230$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Granby’s finances

How much revenue does Granby collect per resident?
Granby collected $7,075 per resident in FY2023, 98% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Granby's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Granby spent $7,786 per resident in FY2023, 48% below the median of its peers: Telluride, Crested Butte, Frisco and Snowmass Village. See the figure
How much debt does Granby have per resident?
Granby carried $2,366 of debt per resident in FY2023, 55% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Granby compared with?
Granby is compared with Telluride, Crested Butte, Frisco and Snowmass Village: 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
2023 estimate
Median household income
$82.3K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
6.2%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$415.7K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
49.0%
2023 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Granby, 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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