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Town Hall · Severance

Severance spent less per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar cities

Severance’s town government spent $7.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $743 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.7 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Youth Council

5:00 pm · 3 S Timber Ridge Parkway

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$7.9M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$743
In 2022: $715, less than 89% of 54 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2022
38
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $193,909
Typical tax bill
$4,092
0.77% of home value · CO 0.48%

What stands out about how Severance is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $715 per resident, less than 89% of 54 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer29% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Windsor School District RE-4 with 1 other town.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Severance’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 $743 per resident a year, or $2.04 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 25%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 19%Fees & charges 18%Sales taxes 17%Interest, fines & other 15%From the state 12%Property taxes 10%Other taxes & licenses 6%From other local governments 3%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $10.6 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $20.1 million.
About “Other”.25% of Severance’s day-to-day spending ($2 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$715 per resident in 2022: less than 89% of them

Severance’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($715 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,533, and the middle half spent $1,060–$2,154. Severance spent less than 89% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,060–$2,154Median $1,533Severance

Includes sewer and trash ($857,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
54

Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Severance itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 44% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$5.5 million
2023$6.8 million
2024$7.9 million

Per resident: 2022: $715 · 2023: $710 · 2024: $743. Per resident it went from $715 to $743 (up 4%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,634 to 10,581.

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 $4,092 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Severance$4,092
Windsor$3,863
Colorado$2,602
$4,092
typical bill a year
0.77%
effective rate
$528,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Severance

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

See townofseverance.org for Severance’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Severance yet.townofseverance.org ↗
Who works for Severance

One full-time town employee for every 278 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 (10,581).

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

Administration & buildings17
Police12
Roads & transportation4
Water & other utilities3
Parks & libraries0 + 4 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections1
Housing & development1
38
full-time
4
part-time
$193,909
payroll for March 2022
$2.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$59,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
12
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Severance had 5.0 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 45 of the 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 10.3: Severance had fewer than 98% 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

Windsor School District RE-4

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

Schools in Severance →
$12,442
per pupil · CO $15,889
8,458
students
$359.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,442 per pupil, $6,771 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 81%State 16%Federal 2%

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

Also serving Severance

Ault-Highland School District RE-9 · $13,043 per pupil

Weld County School District No. RE-2 · $12,663 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Severance’s votes are counted by county

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

100% of Severance lies in Weld 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 Severance

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Severance.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: townofseverance.org ↗
  2. 2
    Colorado HouseState representatives
    Lori Garcia Sander
  3. 3
    Colorado SenateState senator
    Byron Pelton
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jared Polis
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Lauren Boebert
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
    Michael F. BennetJohn W. Hickenlooper

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

Next door

How Severance compares with the towns next door

Severance spent $715 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,174. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Windsor: $1,174 per resident (2022)WindsorSeverance
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Windsor$1,174$3,863
Severance$715$4,092

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 Severance’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitetownofseverance.org ↗

Questions about Severance’s government

How much does Severance spend per resident?

About $743 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 $715 was less than 89% of 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Severance?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,092 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofseverance.org.

Who runs Severance’s government?

See townofseverance.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Severance yet.

How did Severance vote in 2024?

Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Severance alone. Weld County, where 100% of Severance lies, voted Trump 59.2%, Harris 38.2% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Severance?

38 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $193,909 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Severance in the state legislature?

State Senate District 1 (Byron Pelton) and State House District 65 (Lori Garcia Sander). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Severance?

The next posted meeting is Youth Council on Monday, November 2, at 5:00 pm in 3 S Timber Ridge Parkway, from the town’s own agenda portal.

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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 →