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Telluride · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

San Miguel County · Central Mountains & Resort · home rule municipality · Pop. 2,454 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 2,411 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

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FY2016 in brief

Telluride collected $10,329 per resident (including city-run utilities), 5.9× the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 3.0× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 4.2× its peers, and 9.3× the state median. Debt per resident runs 14.6× peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.7× the Colorado median.

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)

$10,329
3.0× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$3,433
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 96% 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)

$10,695
3.6× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,944
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 99% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$6,523
4.2× peers
Peer median
$1,557
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 98% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$16,610
14.6× peers
Peer median
$1,139
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 99% 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 · $10,329
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $10,329 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $24.9M ÷ population 2,411 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A44 Streets & highways charges
    • A50 Housing & community development charges
    • A60 Parking charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C80 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Telluride runs city-owned utilities, which add 5.4% 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 2,411 residents, small changes in Telluride's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Debt per resident is 14.6× 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 Telluride; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 3.7× 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: $3,580 per resident, 4.5× the peer median. On the revenue side, property tax is 11.8× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$10,329
per resident3.0× peers
Money in: Telluride revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$3,93211.8×peers $332
$2,0742.1×peers $990
$2,0693.8×peers $538
$73396% abovepeers $374
$55355% abovepeers $358
$5178.2×peers $63
$45150% abovepeers $300
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$10,695
per resident3.6× peers
Money out: Telluride spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$3,5804.5×peers $800
$2,0494.9×peers $421
$1,9895.8×peers $342
$1,5424.6×peers $334
$78516.3×peers $48
$75067% abovepeers $448
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Telluride 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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Telluride compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
TellurideUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 5.4% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.7× the Colorado median.$10,329$10,695$6,523$2,074$16,610
FriscoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 5.7% 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 2.6× the Colorado median.$6,224$5,341$2,451$1,422$1,139
Snowmass VillageRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 7.5× the Colorado median.$11,120$9,763$4,175$3,312
GranbyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.0% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.4× the Colorado median.$3,433$2,944$2,283$1,320$4,462
RangelyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.8% 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.$3,414$2,653$537$413$795
BayfieldUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.9% 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.$2,213$1,429$832$660$161
Peer median$3,433$2,944$1,557$1,320$1,139

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 $10,329 to FY2023 $22,046.$0$11K$22K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $3,433Peer median FY2018: $12,229Peer median FY2019: $13,165Peer median FY2020: $13,689Peer median FY2021: $4,236Peer median FY2022: $16,021Peer median FY2023: $14,925Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $10,329FY2018: $6,510FY2019: $7,660FY2020: $7,057FY2021: $8,847FY2022: $9,605FY2023: $22,046

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$10,329$3,433$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$6,510$12,229$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$7,660$13,165$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$7,057$13,689$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$8,847$4,236$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$9,605$16,021$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$22,046$14,925$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $10,695 to FY2023 $9,710.$0$8.7K$17.5K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,944Peer median FY2018: $9,394Peer median FY2019: $10,783Peer median FY2020: $10,939Peer median FY2021: $5,449Peer median FY2022: $16,626Peer median FY2023: $17,473Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $10,695FY2018: $10,992FY2019: $8,541FY2020: $8,171FY2021: $8,918FY2022: $8,486. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $9,710. 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$10,695$2,944$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$10,992$9,394$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$8,541$10,783$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$8,171$10,939$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$8,918$5,449$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$8,486$16,626$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$9,710$17,473$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $6,523 to FY2023 $5,889.$0$5.3K$10.7K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,557Peer median FY2018: $6,296Peer median FY2019: $8,858Peer median FY2020: $10,653Peer median FY2021: $3,967Peer median FY2022: $9,582Peer median FY2023: $8,217Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $6,523FY2018: $3,783FY2019: $4,443FY2020: $3,836FY2021: $5,185FY2022: $5,739FY2023: $5,889

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$6,523$1,557$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$3,783$6,296$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$4,443$8,858$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$3,836$10,653$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$5,185$3,967$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$5,739$9,582$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$5,889$8,217$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $16,610 to FY2023 $24,791.$0$12.4K$24.8K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,139Peer median FY2018: $1,707Peer median FY2019: $8,097Peer median FY2020: $4,483Peer median FY2021: $1,832Peer median FY2022: $4,901Peer median FY2023: $5,230Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $16,610FY2018: $18,074FY2019: $18,964FY2020: $20,245FY2021: $22,389FY2022: $22,118FY2023: $24,791

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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Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$16,610$1,139$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018$18,074$1,707$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$18,964$8,097$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$20,245$4,483$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$22,389$1,832$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$22,118$4,901$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$24,791$5,230$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Telluride’s finances

How much revenue does Telluride collect per resident?
Telluride collected $10,329 per resident in FY2016, 5.9× the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Telluride's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Telluride spent $10,695 per resident in FY2016, 3.6× the median of its peers: Frisco, Snowmass Village, Granby, Rangely and Bayfield. See the figure
How much debt does Telluride have per resident?
Telluride carried $16,610 of debt per resident in FY2016, 14.6× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Telluride compared with?
Telluride is compared with Frisco, Snowmass Village, Granby, Rangely and Bayfield: 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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Sources

Dataset: Telluride, 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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