Sawpit · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Sawpit, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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San Miguel County · Central Mountains & Resort · statutory town · Pop. 34 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 33 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Sawpit: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

Fiscal yearCompare

FY2021 in brief

Sawpit collected $1,576 per resident, 36% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 12% below the state median.

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

Revenue per resident (definition)

$1,576

36% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 227 with a published figure Median of the 227 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,476
Position: Higher than 24% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: −15.2%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$727

67% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,208
Position: Higher than 3% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: −23.2%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$939

12% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 201 with a published figure Median of the 201 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 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 41% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +16.8%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

Peer median: Not reported for this year
CO median: Not reported for this year
Position: Not reported for this year
5-year change: Not reported for this year

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $1,576

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$1,576 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $52K ÷ population 33 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A89 General government (other) charges
- C89 State aid
- T09 General sales tax
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2021
  Survey file
  2022
  The 2022 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 is FY2021.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2021
  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

With about 33 residents, small changes in Sawpit's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Sawpit relies on sales tax more than most Colorado municipalities. Tourism and regional retail can raise sales tax per resident because non-residents pay it.
Too few comparable municipalities reported this year to form a peer group, so comparisons use the Colorado median.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2021. Bars show Sawpit; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Money in

Revenue

$1,576

per resident

Money in: Sawpit revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
Peer median unavailable	$939	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	60%

General sales tax $939 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
Peer median unavailable	$394	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	25%

State aid $394 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid
Peer median unavailable	$242	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	15%

General government (other) charges $242 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A89 General government (other) charges

Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$727

per resident

Money out: Sawpit spending per resident by category, FY2021, 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	$394	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	54%

General government (other) $273 Financial administration $61 Central staff services $30 General public buildings $30 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E29 Central staff services E31 General public buildings E89 General government (other)
Peer median unavailable	$273	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	38%

Water utility $273 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E91 Water utility
Peer median unavailable	$61	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	8%

Streets & highways $61 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways

Colorado median of 220 reporting

Sawpit 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, FY2021. How peers are chosen

Benchmark unavailable: there is no peer group for FY2021.

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

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$3,595	Benchmark unavailable	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$1,576	Benchmark unavailable	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$2,730	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$727	Benchmark unavailable	$2,208 (220 reporting)

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	$432	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$939	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (201 reporting)

Questions about Sawpit’s finances

How much revenue does Sawpit collect per resident?: Sawpit collected $1,576 per resident in FY2021, 36% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Sawpit's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Sawpit spent $727 per resident in FY2021, 67% below the Colorado median. There was no peer group to compare with that year. See the figure
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): −2.3%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: Not reported for this year
Poverty rate: 17.6%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $571.4K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 16.7%; 2021 estimate

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Silver Plume$2,874 · FY2021
Ophir$3,282 · FY2021
Red Cliff$2,972 · FY2021
Alma$2,983 · FY2021

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 · 2021
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 (opens in a new tab)
Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File · 2022 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - 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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Sawpit · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2021 in brief

FY2021 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

Sawpit and its peers

Trends

Questions about Sawpit’s finances

Community context

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Sources

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