Mt. Crested Butte · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

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Gunnison County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 966 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 869 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Mt. Crested Butte: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Mt. Crested Butte collected $3,931 per resident, 2.3× the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 11% above its peers. Debt per resident runs 2.2× peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.5× the Colorado median.

Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median

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)

$3,931

11% above peers

Peer median: $3,543
CO median · 224 with a published figure Median of the 224 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,746
Position: Higher than 89% of the 224 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$6,457

3.7× CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 196 with a published figure Median of the 196 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,749
Position: Higher than 94% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 193 with a published figure Median of the 193 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $705
Position: Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars: Withheld with this year's value

Debt per resident (definition)

$2,583

2.2× peers

Peer median: $1,176
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,072
Position: Higher than 75% of the 220 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 · $3,931

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$3,931 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $3.4M ÷ population 869 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A59 Natural resources charges
- A81 Solid waste charges
- C30 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T24 Licenses & permits
- T27 Licenses & permits
- T28 Licenses & permits
- T29 Licenses & permits
- T99 Other taxes
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
- U41 Royalties
- U50 Private donations
- U99 Miscellaneous
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2016
  Survey file
  2017
  The 2017 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 is FY2016.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2016
  Source year
  2020
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

With about 869 residents, small changes in Mt. Crested Butte'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, FY2016. Bars show Mt. Crested Butte; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.5× 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.

On the revenue side, the biggest difference from peers is Utility & transit charges: none reported, against a peer median of $1,076 per resident.

Money in

Revenue

$3,931

per resident11% above peers

Money in: Mt. Crested Butte revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$171	$523	67% below peerspeers $523	4%

Solid waste charges $145 · peers $0 Natural resources charges $26 · peers $0 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A59 Natural resources charges A81 Solid waste charges
	$143	$41	3.5× peerspeers $41	4%

Miscellaneous $89 · peers $0 Interest earnings $22 · peers $13 Fines & forfeits $20 · peers $33 Royalties $10 · peers $0 Private donations $2 · peers $0 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits U41 Royalties U50 Private donations U99 Miscellaneous
	$5	$367	99% below peerspeers $367	<1%

State aid $5 · peers $367 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C30 State aid
None reported · peers $1,076	$0	$1,076	None reported	0%

Mt. Crested Butte reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems.
	Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Sales tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Peer median unavailable	Withheld	Withheld

General sales tax Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · General sales tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Property tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Peer median unavailable	Withheld	Withheld

Property tax Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Property tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Other taxes · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Peer median unavailable	Withheld	Withheld

Licenses & permits Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Licenses & permits · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. Other taxes Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Other taxes · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. · peers $0 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T24 Licenses & permits T27 Licenses & permits T28 Licenses & permits T29 Licenses & permits T99 Other taxes

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$6,457

per resident

Money out: Mt. Crested Butte spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
Peer median unavailable	$2,792	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	43%

Streets & highways $1,982 incl. $1,307 construction Transit $810 incl. $1,307 construction Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways E94 Transit F44 Streets & highways
Peer median unavailable	$1,679	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	26%

Financial administration $918 General government (other) $410 General public buildings $236 Judicial & legal $60 Central staff services $55 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 E89 General government (other)
Peer median unavailable	$1,273	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	20%

Police $1,081 incl. $71 construction Protective inspection & regulation $192 incl. $71 construction Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police E66 Protective inspection & regulation G62 Police
Peer median unavailable	$338	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	5%

Interest on debt $338 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Census line items I89 Interest on debt
Peer median unavailable	$228	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	4%

Solid waste $148 Gas utility $51 Electric utility $29 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E81 Solid waste E92 Electric utility E93 Gas utility
Peer median unavailable	$147	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	2%

Housing & community development $147 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E50 Housing & community development
None reported	$0	Peer median unavailable	None reported	0%

Mt. Crested Butte reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Commercial activities and functions outside the categories above.

Peer median of 2 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Mt. Crested Butte 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, FY2016. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare

Mt. Crested Butte compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
Mt. Crested ButteRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.5× the Colorado median.	$3,931	$6,457	Withheld Mt. Crested Butte · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$1,924	$2,583
FairplayUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 26.7% of total revenue in FY2016. 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.	$2,099	Withheld Fairplay · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 3.3x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$1,456	$1,025	$177
DillonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.5% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$11,299	$10,677	Withheld Dillon · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 7.8x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Withheld Dillon · Sales tax per resident · FY2016 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 9.7x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$12,496
Oak CreekUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 37.0% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$3,543	$1,923	Withheld Oak Creek · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 11% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Withheld Oak Creek · Sales tax per resident · FY2016 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 8% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$2,165
Peer median	$3,543	Benchmark unavailable	Benchmark unavailable	Benchmark unavailable	$1,176

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	$3,931	$3,543	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$7,360	$4,286	$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023	$8,532	$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	$6,457	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$11,410	$9,439	$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023	$8,375	$21,607	$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 9.0x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$6,746	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023	$7,312	$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	$2,583	$1,176	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$1,473	$9,212	$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023	$1,202	$25,474	$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Mt. Crested Butte’s finances

How much revenue does Mt. Crested Butte collect per resident?: Mt. Crested Butte collected $3,931 per resident in FY2016, 2.3× the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Mt. Crested Butte's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Mt. Crested Butte spent $6,457 per resident in FY2016, 3.7× the Colorado median. There was no peer group to compare with that year. See the figure
How much debt does Mt. Crested Butte have per resident?: Mt. Crested Butte carried $2,583 of debt per resident in FY2016, 2.2× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Mt. Crested Butte compared with?: Mt. Crested Butte is compared with Fairplay, Dillon and Oak Creek: 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): +1.3%/yr; 2016 estimate
Median household income: Not reported for this year
Poverty rate: Not reported for this year
Median home value: Not reported for this year
Housing vacancy rate: Not reported for this year

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Minturn$4,343 · FY2023
Dillon$22,632 · FY2022
Blue River$1,525 · FY2016
Oak Creek$4,009 · FY2021
Central City$13,790 · FY2023
Fairplay$5,213 · FY2021
Georgetown$4,210 · FY2021
Winter Park$26,089 · FY2023

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File · 2017 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places · 2020
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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Mt. Crested Butte · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2016 in brief

FY2016 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

Mt. Crested Butte and its peers

Trends

Questions about Mt. Crested Butte’s finances

Community context

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