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Naturita · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Montrose County · Western Slope · statutory town · Pop. 478 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 521 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2021). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Naturita: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Naturita collected $2,192 per resident (including city-run utilities), 26% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 2.4× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 2.4× its peers, but 8% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 79% below peers.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2016 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$2,192
2.4× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$927
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 62% 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)

$1,271
27% below CO median
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 32% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$649
2.4× peers
Peer median
$267
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 48% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$202
79% below peers
Peer median
$960
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 20% 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 · $2,192
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $2,192 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $1.1M ÷ population 521 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C46 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Naturita runs city-owned utilities, which add 18.3% 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 521 residents, small changes in Naturita's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Naturita relies on sales tax more than most Colorado municipalities. Tourism and regional retail can raise sales tax per resident because non-residents pay it.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2016. Bars show Naturita; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

On the revenue side, the biggest difference from peers is Intergovernmental: $891 per resident, 7.3× the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

$2,192
per resident2.4× peers
Money in: Naturita revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$8917.3×peers $122
$5183.0×peers $171
$40168% abovepeers $238
$2078% abovepeers $192
$11768% abovepeers $70
$4417% belowpeers $53
$1342% belowpeers $23
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,271
per resident
Money out: Naturita spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
Peer median unavailable$497No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$409No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$203No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$144No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$10No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$8No peer comparison
Peer median of 2 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Naturita 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

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Naturita compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
NaturitaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 18.3% 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.$2,192$1,271$649$518$202
SaguacheUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 24.9% 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.$910$1,371$404$250Not reported for this year
CrawfordUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 26.4% 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.$945$701$190$126Not reported for this year
NuclaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 50.5% 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.$806$187$171$190
BlancaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.1% 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.$1,073$344$171$960
Peer median$927Benchmark unavailable$267$171$960

Utilities marks a municipality whose revenue and spending include city-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit), which raises its per-resident totals.

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 $2,192 to FY2021 $2,797.$0$1.4K$2.8K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $927Peer median FY2021: $1,972Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,192FY2021: $2,797

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. 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$2,192$927$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$2,797$1,972$2,476 (227 reporting)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,271 to FY2021 $890.$0$1.1K$2.2K’16’21Peer median FY2021: $1,561Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,271FY2021: $890

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,271Benchmark unavailable$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$890$1,561$2,208 (220 reporting)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $649 to FY2021 $1,317.$0$658.4$1.3K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $267Peer median FY2021: $718Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $649FY2021: $1,317

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. 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$649$267$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$1,317$718$1,072 (201 reporting)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $202 to FY2021 $143.$0$705.6$1.4K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $960Peer median FY2021: $589Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $202FY2021: $143

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. 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$202$960$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$143$589$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Naturita’s finances

How much revenue does Naturita collect per resident?
Naturita collected $2,192 per resident in FY2016, 26% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Naturita's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Naturita spent $1,271 per resident in FY2016, 27% below the Colorado median. There was no peer group to compare with that year. See the figure
How much debt does Naturita have per resident?
Naturita carried $202 of debt per resident in FY2016, 79% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Naturita compared with?
Naturita is compared with Saguache, Crawford, Nucla and Blanca: 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)
−0.3%/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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Sources

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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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