Town government · Rio Blanco County, CO

Rangely's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rangely took in $5.1 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)51%Town taxes23%State tax money21%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Rangely's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes23%

Sales tax
16%$830 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$122 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$163 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 2 more
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Sewer$853 thousand
  • Housing$315 thousand
  • Water$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
21%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$26 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Housing and community development3.3%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

22%

of Rangely's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Gas supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$683 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$426 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$401 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$401 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$197 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$181 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$181 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$87 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$87 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rangely. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Rangely itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.