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Town Hall · Johnstown

How is Johnstown run?

Johnstown’s town government spent $53.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,874 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.7 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Town Council

7:00 pm · 450 S. Parish Avenue

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$53.6M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$2,874
In 2022: $1,003, less than 61% of 18 similar cities
Long-term debt
$55.1M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2022
62
full-time · 19 part-time · March payroll $446,379
Typical tax bill
$3,425
0.63% of home value · CO 0.48%

What stands out about how Johnstown is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer73% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J with 2 other towns.Split between districts2 State House districts cover Johnstown; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

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

Recent meetings

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 $2,874 per resident a year, or $7.87 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 70%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 28%Other taxes & licenses 26%Interest, fines & other 15%Property taxes 11%Utility sales 9%Fees & charges 5%From the state 3%From other local governments 1%From the federal government 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $44.7 million; interest on debt $2 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $105.9 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,003 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Johnstown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,003 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Colorado cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,314, and the middle half spent $912–$1,750. Johnstown spent less than 61% of them.

Middle half of the group, $912–$1,750Median $1,314Johnstown

Includes sewer and trash ($1.8 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
18

Colorado cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Johnstown itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 283% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$14 million
2023$18.9 million
2024$53.6 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,003 · 2023: $1,036 · 2024: $2,874. Per resident it went from $1,003 to $2,874 (up 187%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 13,923 to 18,636.

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 $3,425 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Johnstown$3,425
Berthoud$2,938
Colorado$2,602
Milliken$2,570
Loveland$2,302
$3,425
typical bill a year
0.63%
effective rate
$540,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Johnstown’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 Johnstown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Johnstown →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Johnstown

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

See townofjohnstown.com for Johnstown’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Johnstown yet.townofjohnstown.com ↗
Who works for Johnstown

One full-time town employee for every 301 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 (18,636).

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

Police26 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings18 + 8 pt
Parks & libraries5 + 9 pt
Water & other utilities6
Roads & transportation3
Sewer & trash3
Health & welfare1
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
62
full-time
19
part-time
$446,379
payroll for March 2022
$5.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$80,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
23
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Johnstown had 4.5 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 14 of the 18 Colorado cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 6.4: Johnstown had fewer than 79% 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

Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J

Johnstown’s K–12 school district, shared with Milliken, Berthoud. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Johnstown →
$13,507
per pupil · CO $15,889
3,976
students
$142.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,507 per pupil, $7,723 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 61%State 35%Federal 4%

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

Also serving Johnstown

Thompson School District R-2J · $14,924 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Johnstown’s votes are counted by county

Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Johnstown 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

73% of Johnstown lies in Weld County; the rest in Larimer 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 Johnstown

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Johnstown.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: townofjohnstown.com ↗
  2. 2
    Colorado HouseJohnstown is split between 2 districts
    Scott SlaughLori Garcia Sander
  3. 3
    Colorado SenateState senator
    Barbara Kirkmeyer
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jared Polis
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Gabe Evans
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
    Michael F. BennetJohn W. Hickenlooper
Find your state legislators by address ↗

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

Next door

How Johnstown compares with the towns next door

Johnstown spent $1,003 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $753 to $2,293. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Loveland: $2,293 per resident (2022)Berthoud: $977 per resident (2022)Milliken: $753 per resident (2022)LovelandBerthoudMillikenJohnstown
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Milliken$753$2,570
Berthoud$977$2,938
Loveland$2,293$2,302
Johnstown$1,003$3,425

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 Johnstown’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitetownofjohnstown.com ↗

Questions about Johnstown’s government

How much does Johnstown spend per resident?

About $2,874 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 $1,003 was less than 61% of 18 Colorado cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Johnstown?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,425 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofjohnstown.com.

Who runs Johnstown’s government?

See townofjohnstown.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Johnstown yet.

How did Johnstown vote in 2024?

Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Johnstown alone. Weld County, where 73% of Johnstown lies, voted Trump 59.2%, Harris 38.2% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Johnstown?

62 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $446,379 (about $5.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Johnstown in the state legislature?

Johnstown is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Colorado Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 23 (Barbara Kirkmeyer). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Johnstown?

The next posted meeting is Town Council on Monday, November 2, at 7:00 pm in 450 S. Parish Avenue, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Johnstown’s government

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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 →