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Silverthorne · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Summit County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 5,418 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 4,673 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2021. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Silverthorne: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2021 in brief

Silverthorne collected $7,598 per resident (including city-run utilities), 3.1× the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 43% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 53% below its peers, but 4.0× the state median.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.9× the Colorado median.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2021 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$7,598
43% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$13,228
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 93% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+9.7%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$5,097
13% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$4,501
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 88% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+3.1%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$4,321
53% below peers
Peer median
$9,257
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 94% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+7.6%/yr

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $7,598
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $7,598 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $35.5M ÷ population 4,673 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Silverthorne runs city-owned utilities, which add 9.8% 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 4,673 residents, small changes in Silverthorne's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.9× 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: $1,949 per resident, 44% below the peer median. On the revenue side, other taxes is 85% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$7,598
per resident43% below peers
Money in: Silverthorne revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$3,32851% belowpeers $6,761
$1,52615% abovepeers $1,327
$99385% belowpeers $6,537
$7445.7×peers $130
$72935% belowpeers $1,120
$27858% belowpeers $659
None reported · peers $896$0None reported
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$5,097
per resident13% above peers
Money out: Silverthorne spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,94944% belowpeers $3,457
$1,7043.3×peers $510
$8223.8×peers $218
$61010% abovepeers $552
$1188% belowpeers $90
None reported · peers $666$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Silverthorne 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

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Silverthorne compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
SilverthorneUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.8% of total revenue in FY2021. 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 3.9× the Colorado median.$7,598$5,097$4,321$3,328Not reported for this year
VailRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 8.6× the Colorado median.$21,953$22,889$16,803$7,389$7,163
BreckenridgeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.3% of total revenue in FY2021. 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 7.8× the Colorado median.$20,388$18,127$14,033$6,761$23,212
New CastleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.3% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,632$1,394$439$947
AvonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 0.5% of total revenue in FY2021. 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 2.2× the Colorado median.$6,067$2,611$4,481$1,901$3,314
Peer median$13,228$4,501$9,257$2,626Not reported for this year

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 $4,781 to FY2023 $8,639.$0$12.5K$25K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $6,940Peer median FY2018: $6,941Peer median FY2019: $13,165Peer median FY2020: $15,456Peer median FY2021: $13,228Peer median FY2022: $24,998Peer median FY2023: $7,045Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $4,781FY2018: $5,794FY2019: $5,954FY2020: $6,859FY2021: $7,598FY2022: $9,238FY2023: $8,639

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, 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$4,781$6,940$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$5,794$6,941$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$5,954$13,165$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$6,859$15,456$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$7,598$13,228$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$9,238$24,998$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$8,639$7,045$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $4,373 to FY2023 $12,413.$0$10.7K$21.4K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $3,464Peer median FY2018: $3,853Peer median FY2019: $10,783Peer median FY2020: $12,299Peer median FY2021: $4,501Peer median FY2022: $21,399Peer median FY2023: $2,943Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $4,373FY2018: $5,048FY2019: $5,299FY2020: $5,055FY2021: $5,097FY2022: $7,064. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $12,413. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

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 FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, 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$4,373$3,464$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$5,048$3,853$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$5,299$10,783$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$5,055$12,299$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$5,097$4,501$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$7,064$21,399$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$12,413$2,943$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $3,001 to FY2023 $4,551.$0$6.5K$13K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $4,675Peer median FY2018: $4,453Peer median FY2019: $7,247Peer median FY2020: $10,667Peer median FY2021: $9,257Peer median FY2022: $13,005Peer median FY2023: $10,271Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,001FY2018: $2,688FY2019: $2,811FY2020: $3,727FY2021: $4,321FY2022: $4,930FY2023: $4,551

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, 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$3,001$4,675$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$2,688$4,453$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$2,811$7,247$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$3,727$10,667$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$4,321$9,257$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$4,930$13,005$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$4,551$10,271$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Silverthorne’s finances

How much revenue does Silverthorne collect per resident?
Silverthorne collected $7,598 per resident in FY2021, 3.1× the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Silverthorne's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Silverthorne spent $5,097 per resident in FY2021, 13% above the median of its peers: Vail, Breckenridge, New Castle and Avon. See the figure
Which cities is Silverthorne compared with?
Silverthorne is compared with Vail, Breckenridge, New Castle and Avon: 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)
+1.1%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$108.1K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
3.1%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$573.3K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
30.6%
2021 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Silverthorne, 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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