Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0How is Rye run?
Rye’s town government spent $184,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $727 per resident. Water and other utilities ($266,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rye is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $727 per resident a year, or $1.99 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 67%.
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$727 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Rye’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($727 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 $624–$1,753. Rye spent less than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($124,000), 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; Rye itself left out).
No trend yet
Rye reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,268 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.48% 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 Rye’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 Rye’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rye →
Who’s in charge in Rye
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pueblo County School District 70
Rye’s K–12 school district, shared with Boone. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,204 per pupil, $6,816 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.
Rye’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rye alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pueblo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.3%43,688 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.2%39,328 votesOthers: 2.5% (2,104 votes).
Most votes in Pueblo County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Rye lies in Pueblo County. Every 2024 race in Pueblo County is on the county’s page.
Pueblo 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 Rye.
- 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.
Reach Rye’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rye’s government
How much does Rye spend per resident?
About $727 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 $727 was less than 63% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rye?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,268 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.48% 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 Rye’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rye yet.
How did Rye vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rye alone. Pueblo County, where 100% of Rye lies, voted Trump 51.3%, Harris 46.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rye?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,192 (about $50,304 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rye in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Nick Hinrichsen) and State House District 46 (Tisha Mauro). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rye’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 →