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• Fort Collins

  Northern Front Range

  Utilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 31.1% of total revenue in FY2017. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.

  Revenue per resident

  $2,98111% above CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 71% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Expenditures per resident

  $3,11717% above CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 65% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Tax revenue per resident

  $1,118in line with CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 58% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Debt per resident

  $51865% below CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 12% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

• Lakewood

  Denver Metro

  Utilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 0.5% of total revenue in FY2017. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.

  Revenue per resident

  $1,61740% below CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 9% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Expenditures per resident

  $1,37248% below CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 9% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Tax revenue per resident

  $1,101in line with CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 55% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Debt per resident

  $12791% below CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 3% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

• Thornton

  Northern Front Range

  Utilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 12.8% of total revenue in FY2017. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.

  Revenue per resident

  $1,72836% below CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 15% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Expenditures per resident

  $1,68537% below CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 15% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Tax revenue per resident

  $91916% below CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 24% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Debt per resident

  $37275% below CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 9% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

• Greeley

  Northern Front Range

  Utilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.9% of total revenue in FY2017. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.

  Revenue per resident

  $1,96827% below CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 24% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Expenditures per resident

  $1,98525% below CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 29% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Tax revenue per resident

  $1,0148% below CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 36% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Debt per resident

  $1,16322% below CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 39% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

• Boulder

  Denver Metro

  Utilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.4% of total revenue in FY2017. 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 1.6× the Colorado median.

  Revenue per resident

  $3,56832% above CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 79% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Expenditures per resident

  $3,51532% above CO median (35 reporting)

  Higher than 77% of the 35 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Tax revenue per resident

  $1,97280% above CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 79% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

  Debt per resident

  $97234% below CO median (34 reporting)

  Higher than 30% of the 34 reporting

  LowestCO medianHighest

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