Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Haxtun run?
Haxtun’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,292 per resident. Water and other utilities ($852,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Haxtun is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,292 per resident a year, or $3.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 26%.
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No comparison or trend for Haxtun yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Haxtun’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,220 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Haxtun’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 Haxtun’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Haxtun →
Who’s in charge in Haxtun
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 89 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 (975).
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.
Haxtun School District RE-2J
Haxtun’s K–12 school district, shared with Paoli. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,743 per pupil, $9,388 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Haxtun’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Haxtun alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Phillips County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.2%1,888 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%412 votesOthers: 2.3% (55 votes).
Most votes in Phillips County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Haxtun lies in Phillips County. Every 2024 race in Phillips County is on the county’s page.
Phillips 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 Haxtun.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Haxtun’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Haxtun’s government
How much does Haxtun spend per resident?
About $1,292 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Haxtun?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,220 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Haxtun’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Haxtun yet.
How did Haxtun vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Haxtun alone. Phillips County, where 100% of Haxtun lies, voted Trump 80.2%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Haxtun?
11 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $61,494 (about $737,928 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Haxtun in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Byron Pelton) and State House District 63 (Dusty Johnson). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →