Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Ramah spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Ramah’s town government spent $58,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $443 per resident. Water and other utilities ($61,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ramah is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$443 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Ramah’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($443 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. Ramah spent less than 83% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($13,000), 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; Ramah itself left out).
About $443 per resident a year, or $1.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 69%.
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No trend yet
Ramah reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $382 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ramah’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 Ramah’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ramah →
Who’s in charge in Ramah
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Big Sandy School District 100J
Ramah’s K–12 school district, shared with Simla. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,317 per pupil, $10,012 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.
Ramah’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ramah alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are El Paso County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.5%203,933 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.7%166,597 votesOthers: 2.7% (10,456 votes).
Most votes in El Paso County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Ramah lies in El Paso County. Every 2024 race in El Paso County is on the county’s page.
El Paso 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 Ramah.
- 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 Ramah’s government
How much does Ramah spend per resident?
About $443 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 $443 was less than 83% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Ramah’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ramah yet.
How did Ramah vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ramah alone. El Paso County, where 100% of Ramah lies, voted Trump 53.5%, Harris 43.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ramah?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,842 (about $34,104 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ramah in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Rod Pelton) and State House District 56 (Chris Richardson). The House district also covers 19 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 →