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Mountain Village · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

San Miguel County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 1,234 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 1,232 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

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

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FY2023 in brief

Mountain Village collected $33,136 per resident (including city-run utilities), 9.3× the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 2.4× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 2.1× its peers, and 9.7× the state median. Debt per resident runs 3.5× peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 7.0× 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)

$33,136
2.4× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$13,790
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Highest of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+11.8%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$31,265
2.1× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$14,997
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Highest of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+12.1%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$16,827
2.1× peers
Peer median
$7,889
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 99% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+15.6%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$32,366
3.5× peers
Peer median
$9,276
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$2,130
Position
Higher than 97% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+40.3%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $33,136
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $33,136 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $40.8M ÷ population 1,232 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
    • A50 Housing & community development charges
    • A60 Parking charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer 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
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U41 Royalties
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Mountain Village runs city-owned utilities, which add 8.6% 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 1,232 residents, small changes in Mountain Village's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Debt per resident is 3.5× 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, FY2023. Bars show Mountain Village; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 7.0× 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 General government: $12,281 per resident, 2.9× the peer median. On the revenue side, other revenue is 9.7× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$33,136
per resident2.4× peers
Money in: Mountain Village revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$8,11896% abovepeers $4,147
$6,5259.7×peers $675
$5,5578.7×peers $640
$4,63782% abovepeers $2,548
$4,0724.8×peers $842
$2,84790% abovepeers $1,499
$1,37948% belowpeers $2,677
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$31,265
per resident2.1× peers
Money out: Mountain Village spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$12,2812.9×peers $4,295
$6,6973.1×peers $2,160
$6,5113.2×peers $2,032
$2,6852.4×peers $1,104
$1,360No peer comparisonpeers $0
$1,31913% belowpeers $1,518
$41297% abovepeers $209
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Mountain Village 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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Mountain Village compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
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
Winter ParkRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 10.4× the Colorado median.$26,089$28,038$15,201$12,097$25,474
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
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
Mt. Crested ButteRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.6× the Colorado median.$8,532$8,375$7,312$4,147$1,202
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
Peer median$13,790$14,997$7,889$4,147$9,276

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 $20,043 to FY2023 $33,136. 1 year withheld.$0$16.6K$33.1K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $3,408Peer median FY2018: $6,941Peer median FY2019: $7,660Peer median FY2020: $8,532Peer median FY2022: $9,508Peer median FY2023: $13,790Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $20,043FY2018: $19,003FY2019: $19,504FY2020: $22,993FY2022: $30,018FY2023: $33,136FY2021: withheld — Revenue per resident is 8.4x the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2021 withheld: Revenue per resident is 8.4x the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2018, 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$20,043$3,408$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$19,003$6,941$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$19,504$7,660$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$22,993$8,532$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Revenue per resident is 8.4x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$30,018$9,508$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$33,136$13,790$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $16,018 to FY2023 $31,265. 1 year withheld.$0$15.6K$31.3K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,965Peer median FY2018: $9,854Peer median FY2019: $8,541Peer median FY2020: $8,171Peer median FY2022: $9,302Peer median FY2023: $14,997Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $16,018FY2018: $17,628FY2019: $17,414FY2020: $20,204FY2022: $22,505. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $31,265. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2021: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 10.1x the peer median

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.

  • FY2021 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 10.1x the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2018, 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$16,018$2,965$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$17,628$9,854$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$17,414$8,541$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$20,204$8,171$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 10.1x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$22,505$9,302$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$31,265$14,997$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $10,090 to FY2023 $16,827. 1 year withheld.$0$8.6K$17.1K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,056Peer median FY2018: $6,417Peer median FY2019: $6,650Peer median FY2020: $5,171Peer median FY2022: $6,062Peer median FY2023: $7,889Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $10,090FY2018: $8,140FY2019: $9,326FY2020: $10,653FY2022: $17,145FY2023: $16,827FY2021: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 7.0x the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 7.0x the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2020, 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$10,090$2,056$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$8,140$6,417$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$9,326$6,650$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$10,653$5,171$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 7.0x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$17,145$6,062$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$16,827$7,889$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $8,882 to FY2023 $32,366.$0$16.2K$32.4K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,117Peer median FY2018: $2,033Peer median FY2019: $7,014Peer median FY2020: $5,465Peer median FY2021: $175Peer median FY2022: $9,448Peer median FY2023: $9,276Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $8,882FY2018: $5,963FY2019: $5,763FY2020: $6,320FY2021: $15,446FY2022: $14,945FY2023: $32,366

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$8,882$1,117$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018$5,963$2,033$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$5,763$7,014$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$6,320$5,465$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$15,446$175$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$14,945$9,448$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$32,366$9,276$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Mountain Village’s finances

How much revenue does Mountain Village collect per resident?
Mountain Village collected $33,136 per resident in FY2023, 9.3× the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Mountain Village's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Mountain Village spent $31,265 per resident in FY2023, 2.1× the median of its peers: Winter Park, Crested Butte, Central City, Mt. Crested Butte and Minturn. See the figure
How much debt does Mountain Village have per resident?
Mountain Village carried $32,366 of debt per resident in FY2023, 3.5× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Mountain Village compared with?
Mountain Village is compared with Winter Park, Crested Butte, Central City, Mt. Crested Butte and Minturn: 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)
−3.9%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$59.9K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
16.9%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$2M
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
44.5%
2023 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Mountain Village, 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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