Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Bow Mar spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Bow Mar’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,578 per resident.
What stands out about how Bow Mar is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$697 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Bow Mar’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($697 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $998, and the middle half spent $624–$1,753. Bow Mar spent less than 66% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bow Mar itself left out).
About $1,578 per resident a year, or $4.32 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 50%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 102% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bow Mar reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $697 · 2023: $1,578. Per resident it went from $697 to $1,578 (up 126%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 947 to 844.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bow Mar’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bow Mar’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bow Mar →
Who’s in charge in Bow Mar
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bow Mar’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on bowmar.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 844 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (844).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Littleton School District 6
Bow Mar’s K–12 school district, shared with Columbine Valley, Littleton, Centennial, Greenwood Village. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,635 per pupil, $9,289 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
Jefferson County School District R-1 · $15,276 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bow Mar’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bow Mar alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Arapahoe County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.6%190,725 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican38.5%125,311 votesOthers: 2.9% (9,595 votes).
Most votes in Arapahoe County: Kamala D Harris
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
69% of Bow Mar lies in Arapahoe County; the rest in Jefferson County. Every 2024 race in Arapahoe County is on the county’s page.
Arapahoe County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bow Mar.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: bowmar.gov ↗
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bow Mar compares with the towns next door
Bow Mar spent $697 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $3,060. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bow Mar’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bow Mar’s government
How much does Bow Mar spend per resident?
About $1,578 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $697 was less than 66% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bow Mar’s government?
See bowmar.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bow Mar yet.
How did Bow Mar vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bow Mar alone. Arapahoe County, where 69% of Bow Mar lies, voted Harris 58.6%, Trump 38.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bow Mar?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,179 (about $110,148 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bow Mar in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Chris Kolker) and State House District 38 (Gretchen Rydin). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bow Mar’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →