Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Iliff spent less per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
Iliff’s town government spent $157,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $643 per resident. Water and other utilities ($21,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Iliff is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$401 per resident in 2022: less than 84% of them
Iliff’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($401 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 $626–$1,753. Iliff spent less than 84% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($60,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Iliff itself left out).
About $643 per resident a year, or $1.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 42%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 44% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Iliff 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: $401 · 2024: $643. Per resident it went from $401 to $643 (up 60%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 272 to 244.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $600 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.39% 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 Iliff’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 Iliff’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Iliff →
Who’s in charge in Iliff
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Valley School District RE-1
Iliff’s K–12 school district, shared with Crook, Sterling. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,242 per pupil, $8,390 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.
Iliff’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Iliff alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.3%7,855 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.6%2,098 votesOthers: 2.1% (213 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Iliff lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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 Iliff.
- 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.
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Questions about Iliff’s government
How much does Iliff spend per resident?
About $643 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 $401 was less than 84% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Iliff?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $600 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.39% 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 Iliff’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Iliff yet.
How did Iliff vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Iliff alone. Logan County, where 100% of Iliff lies, voted Trump 77.3%, Harris 20.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Iliff?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,562 (about $42,744 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Iliff 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 →