Photo: Tim Engleman from Saxonburg, PA · CC BY-SA 2.0Lake City spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Lake City’s city government spent $532,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,371 per resident.
What stands out about how Lake City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,371 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Lake City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,371 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 $990, and the middle half spent $624–$1,753. Lake City spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($149,000), 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; Lake City itself left out).
About $1,371 per resident a year, or $3.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 28%.
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No trend yet
Lake City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,478 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.34% 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 Lake City’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 Lake City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lake City →
Who’s in charge in Lake City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lake City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on townoflakecity.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 65 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (388).
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.
Hinsdale County School District RE-1
Lake City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,329 per pupil, $13,645 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.
Lake City’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hinsdale County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.7%332 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.3%257 votesOthers: 3.0% (18 votes).
Most votes in Hinsdale County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Lake City lies in Hinsdale County. Every 2024 race in Hinsdale County is on the county’s page.
Hinsdale 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 Lake City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townoflakecity.us ↗
- 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 Lake City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake City’s government
How much does Lake City spend per resident?
About $1,371 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,371 was more than 67% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lake City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,478 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.34% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townoflakecity.us.
Who runs Lake City’s government?
See townoflakecity.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake City yet.
How did Lake City vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake City alone. Hinsdale County, where 100% of Lake City lies, voted Trump 54.7%, Harris 42.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lake City?
6 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $39,526 (about $474,312 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lake City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Marc Catlin) and State House District 58 (Larry Suckla). The House district also covers 21 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 →