Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Olney Springs spent less per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Olney Springs’ town government spent $197,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $635 per resident. Water and other utilities ($105,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Olney Springs is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$615 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them
Olney Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($615 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. Olney Springs spent less than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($66,000), 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; Olney Springs itself left out).
About $635 per resident a year, or $1.74 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 54%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Olney Springs 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: $615 · 2023: $712 · 2024: $635.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $380 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 Olney Springs’ 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 Olney Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Olney Springs →
Who’s in charge in Olney Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Crowley County School District RE-1-J
Olney Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Crowley, Ordway, Sugar City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,939 per pupil, $9,114 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.
Olney Springs’ votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Olney Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Crowley County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.2%1,231 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.7%422 votesOthers: 3.1% (53 votes).
Most votes in Crowley County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Olney Springs lies in Crowley County. Every 2024 race in Crowley County is on the county’s page.
Crowley 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 Olney Springs.
- 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 Olney Springs’ government
How much does Olney Springs spend per resident?
About $635 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 $615 was less than 77% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Olney Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $380 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 Olney Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Olney Springs yet.
How did Olney Springs vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Olney Springs alone. Crowley County, where 100% of Olney Springs lies, voted Trump 72.2%, Harris 24.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Olney Springs?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,282 (about $87,384 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Olney Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Rod Pelton) and State House District 47 (Ty Winter). The House district also covers 33 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 →