Minturn · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Minturn, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Eagle County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 986 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 969 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

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

City website (opens in a new tab)

Fiscal yearCompare

FY2023 in brief

Minturn collected $4,343 per resident (including city-run utilities), 21% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 71% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 76% below its peers, but 15% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 93% below peers.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

Revenue per resident (definition)

$4,343

71% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $14,925
CO median · 97 with a published figure Median of the 97 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $3,580
Position: Higher than 59% 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)

$3,680

83% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $21,607
CO median · 91 with a published figure Median of the 91 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $3,680
Position: Higher than 50% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,987

76% below peers

Peer median: $8,217
CO median · 90 with a published figure Median of the 90 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,726
Position: Higher than 63% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,777

93% below peers

Peer median: $25,474
CO median · 91 with a published figure Median of the 91 Colorado municipalities with FY2023 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,130
Position: Higher than 42% 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 · $4,343

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$4,343 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $4.2M ÷ population 969 (2023 estimate)
3Census line items
- A81 Solid waste charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T20 Licenses & permits
- T24 Licenses & permits
- T28 Licenses & permits
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
- U40 Rents
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2024 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2023
  Survey file
  2024
  The 2024 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 is FY2023.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2024 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2023
  Source year
  2025
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

Minturn runs city-owned utilities, which add 39.3% 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 969 residents, small changes in Minturn'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 Minturn; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $1,572 per resident, 71% below the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 72% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$4,343

per resident71% below peers

Money in: Minturn revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$1,707	$1,499	14% above peerspeers $1,499	39%

Water utility charges $1,707 · peers $1,499 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$1,278	$4,571	72% below peerspeers $4,571	29%

General sales tax $1,278 · peers $4,571 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$590	$2,303	74% below peerspeers $2,303	14%

Property tax $590 · peers $2,303 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$410	$1,006	59% below peerspeers $1,006	9%

Interest earnings $220 · peers $714 Rents $155 · peers $75 Fines & forfeits $35 · peers $3 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits U40 Rents
	$143	$1,216	88% below peerspeers $1,216	3%

Solid waste charges $143 · peers $0 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A81 Solid waste charges
	$119	$2,804	96% below peerspeers $2,804	3%

Licenses & permits $70 · peers $344 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) $49 · peers $260 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T20 Licenses & permits T24 Licenses & permits T28 Licenses & permits
	$96	$2,677	96% below peerspeers $2,677	2%

State aid $96 · peers $885 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,680

per resident83% below peers

Money out: Minturn spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$1,572	$5,425	71% below peerspeers $5,425	43%

Financial administration $1,055 · peers $464 General public buildings $481 · peers $399 Central staff services $26 · peers $3,095 Judicial & legal $10 · peers $64 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E29 Central staff services E31 General public buildings
	$1,350	$1,104	22% above peerspeers $1,104	37%

Water utility $1,206 · peers $661 Solid waste $143 · peers $0 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E81 Solid waste E91 Water utility
	$462	$1,518	70% below peerspeers $1,518	13%

Police $462 · peers $1,518 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police
	$190	$3,128	94% below peerspeers $3,128	5%

Parks & recreation $190 · peers $516 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation
	$58	$3,005	98% below peerspeers $3,005	2%

Toll highways $58 · peers $0 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E45 Toll highways
	$49	$412	88% below peerspeers $412	1%

Interest on debt $49 · peers $412 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Census line items I91 Interest on debt

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Minturn 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

Open in Compare

Minturn compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
MinturnUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 39.3% 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.	$4,343	$3,680	$1,987	$1,278	$1,777
Mt. Crested ButteRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.6× the Colorado median.	$8,532	$8,375	$7,312	$4,147	$1,202
Winter ParkRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 10.4× the Colorado median.	$26,089	$28,038	$15,201	$12,097	$25,474
Central CityUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.4% 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 1.6× the Colorado median.	$13,790	$14,997	$7,889	$1,799	$99,078
Mountain VillageUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 8.6% 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 7.0× the Colorado median.	$33,136	$31,265	$16,827	$8,118	$32,366
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
Peer median	$14,925	$21,607	$8,217	$4,571	$25,474

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

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$2,519	$3,408	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$4,286	$13,618	$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023	$4,343	$14,925	$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)

Expenditures per resident

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$3,166	$6,638	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$3,861	$15,016	$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023	$3,680	$21,607	$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,066	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$1,944	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023	$1,987	$8,217	$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)

Debt per resident

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$920	$6,363	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$152	$16,567	$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023	$1,777	$25,474	$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Minturn’s finances

How much revenue does Minturn collect per resident?: Minturn collected $4,343 per resident in FY2023, 21% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Minturn's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Minturn spent $3,680 per resident in FY2023, 83% below the median of its peers: Mt. Crested Butte, Winter Park, Central City, Mountain Village and Crested Butte. See the figure
How much debt does Minturn have per resident?: Minturn carried $1,777 of debt per resident in FY2023, 93% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Minturn compared with?: Minturn is compared with Mt. Crested Butte, Winter Park, Central City, Mountain Village and Crested Butte: 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): −3.7%/yr; 2023 estimate
Median household income: $113.5K; 2023 estimate
Poverty rate: 6.8%; 2023 estimate
Median home value: $1.1M; 2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 24.1%; 2023 estimate

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Mt. Crested Butte$8,532 · FY2023
Dillon$22,632 · FY2022
Blue River$1,525 · FY2016
Oak Creek$4,009 · FY2021
Central City$13,790 · FY2023
Georgetown$4,210 · FY2021
Winter Park$26,089 · FY2023
Fairplay$5,213 · FY2021

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2019-2023 · 2023
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2019-2023 (opens in a new tab)
Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2024 - Individual Unit File · 2024 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2024 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places · 2025
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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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.

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Minturn · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2023 in brief

FY2023 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

Expenditures per resident (definition)

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Debt per resident (definition)

How this number was calculated

What the numbers mean

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Money in

Money out

Minturn and its peers

Trends

Questions about Minturn’s finances

Community context

Explore further

Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Sources

General government is Minturn’s largest difference from its peers (71% below the peer median in FY2023). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.