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Town Hall · Erie

Erie spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities

Erie’s town government spent $32.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $969 per resident. Water and other utilities ($13.2 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Open Space and Trails Advisory Board

6:30 pm · Town Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$32.1M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$969
In 2022: $1,054, less than 66% of 32 similar cities
Long-term debt
$68.9M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2022
194
full-time · 119 part-time · March payroll $1.5M
Typical tax bill
$5,395
0.73% of home value · CO 0.48%

What stands out about how Erie is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,054 per resident, less than 66% of 32 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer49% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Erie’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Nov4
    Planning CommissionWednesday · 6:30 pm · Council Chambers, 645 Holbrook StreetPlanning Commission Meeting - CANCELEDMeeting page ↗
  • Nov4
    Sustainability Advisory BoardWednesday · 6:30 pm · Town Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook StreetSustainability Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Nov3
    Town CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · 645 Holbrook StreetTown Council Study Session MeetingMeeting page ↗
  • Nov3
    Liquor License AuthorityTuesday · 1:00 pm · 645 Holbrook StreetLiquor License Hearing 11-03-2026Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct27
    Town CouncilTuesday · 6:30 pm · Council Chambers, 645 Holbrook StreetTown Council MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $969 per resident a year, or $2.65 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 41%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 28%Utility sales 25%Sales taxes 19%Interest, fines & other 13%Property taxes 6%From other local governments 5%From the federal government 3%From the state 1%
Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $2.9 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $48.5 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,054 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them

Erie’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,054 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 Colorado cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,341, and the middle half spent $965–$1,814. Erie spent less than 66% of them.

Middle half of the group, $965–$1,814Median $1,341Erie

Includes sewer and trash ($3.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
32

Colorado cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Erie itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Erie reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$31.9 million
2024$32.1 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,054 · 2024: $969. Per resident it went from $1,054 to $969 (down 8%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 30,318 to 33,104.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $5,395 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Erie$5,395
Broomfield$4,007
Lafayette$3,258
Frederick$3,255
Dacono$3,041
Colorado$2,602
$5,395
typical bill a year
0.73%
effective rate
$736,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Erie’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.

Tax bills are one input to Erie’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Erie →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Erie

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See erieco.gov for Erie’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Erie yet.erieco.gov ↗
Who works for Erie

One full-time town employee for every 171 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (33,104).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Parks & libraries39 + 107 pt
Police50 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings37 + 8 pt
Water & other utilities19
Roads & transportation15
Sewer & trash13 + 3 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections2
Other19
194
full-time
119
part-time
$1.5M
payroll for March 2022
$17.8M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$84,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
44
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Erie had 6.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 22 of the 32 Colorado cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 7.5: Erie had fewer than 59% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Erie’s K–12 school district, shared with Longmont, Lyons, Frederick, Firestone, Mead and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Erie →
$15,300
per pupil · CO $15,889
31,757
students
$296.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,300 per pupil, $8,250 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 65%State 30%Federal 5%

Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.

Also serving Erie

Boulder Valley School District RE-2 · $17,771 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Erie’s votes are counted by county

Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Erie alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Weld County’s results.

President · Weld County’s results179,921 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican59.2%106,469 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat38.2%68,752 votes

Others: 2.6% (4,700 votes).

Most votes in Weld County: Donald J Trump

Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%

The county’s page

61% of Erie lies in Weld County; the rest in Boulder County. Every 2024 race in Weld County is on the county’s page.

Weld County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Erie

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Erie.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: erieco.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Colorado HouseState representatives
    Dan Woog
  3. 3
    Colorado SenateState senator
    Katie Wallace
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jared Polis
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Joe Neguse
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
    Michael F. BennetJohn W. Hickenlooper

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Erie compares with the towns next door

Erie spent $1,054 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $898 to $2,265. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Frederick: $902 per resident (2022)Lafayette: $1,489 per resident (2022)Broomfield: $2,265 per resident (2022)Dacono: $898 per resident (2022)FrederickLafayetteBroomfieldDaconoErie
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Dacono$898$3,041
Frederick$902$3,255
Lafayette$1,489$3,258
Broomfield$2,265$4,007
Erie$1,054$5,395

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 Erie’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteerieco.gov ↗

Questions about Erie’s government

How much does Erie spend per resident?

About $969 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,054 was less than 66% of 32 Colorado cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Erie?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,395 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see erieco.gov.

Who runs Erie’s government?

See erieco.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Erie yet.

How did Erie vote in 2024?

Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Erie alone. Weld County, where 61% of Erie lies, voted Trump 59.2%, Harris 38.2% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Erie?

194 full-time and 119 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.5M (about $17.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Erie in the state legislature?

State Senate District 17 (Katie Wallace) and State House District 19 (Dan Woog). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Erie?

The next posted meeting is Open Space and Trails Advisory Board on Monday, November 9, at 6:30 pm in Town Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street, from the town’s own agenda portal.

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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 →