Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Sugar City run?
Who represents Sugar City, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Sugar City voted.
What stands out about how Sugar City is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Crowley County School District RE-1-J
Sugar City’s K–12 school district, shared with Crowley, Olney Springs, Ordway. 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.
The typical homeowner pays $298 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.33% 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 Sugar 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 Sugar City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sugar City →
Who’s in charge in Sugar City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sugar City’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sugar City 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 Sugar City 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 Sugar City.
- 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 Sugar City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sugar City’s government
What is the property tax rate in Sugar City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $298 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.33% 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 Sugar City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sugar City yet.
How did Sugar City vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sugar City alone. Crowley County, where 100% of Sugar City lies, voted Trump 72.2%, Harris 24.7% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Sugar City 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.
Ask neighbors about Sugar City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →