Town government · San Miguel County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Telluride took in $55.6 million and spent $24.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, housing)67%Town taxes27%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes27%

Sales tax
21%$11.7 million
Property tax
3.8%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.8%$996 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$554 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$351 thousand
  • Other licenses$66 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$37.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 5 more
  • Sewer$30.2 million
  • Housing$3.0 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$565 thousand
  • Parking$512 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$502 thousand
  • Road charges$426 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.9%$1.0 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$32 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.1 million
Fines
0.2%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt4.9%

What stands out

15%

of Telluride's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Parking$298 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$681 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$470 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$162 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Telluride. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Telluride 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.