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Independent public-records project, separate from the State of Colorado and from every party and campaign.

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The questions Coloradans actually ask

Seventy-six questions, each answered in one sentence with a sourced figure — or an honest blank. Every answer links deeper into the site. Every figure on this page comes from the same verified dataset that runs the dashboard.

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Cost of living

Why does everything cost more than it used to?

Prices in metro Denver are up 33.8% since January 2019, a touch faster than the 32.7% rise for the U.S. as a whole.

CALCBureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U, Denver metro, through July 2026

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Why can’t I afford a house here?

Colorado house prices have risen 51% since early 2019, and the median owner-occupied home is now valued at $539,400.

CALCFHFA house price index, 2019 Q1 to 2026 Q1; Census ACS 2020–2024

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Why is my rent so high?

The median Colorado renter now pays $1,822 a month in gross rent — the U.S. median is $1,487.

FACTCensus Bureau, ACS 1-year, 2024, both geographies

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Is Colorado really more expensive than other states?

A little: overall prices here run about 3% above the U.S. average.

FACTBureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024

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Why does daycare cost more than college?

Center-based infant care averages $20,978 a year in Colorado — about $7,400 more than resident tuition at CU Boulder.

CALCChild Care Aware of America, 2024; CDHE tuition report, 2025-26

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How much does the state take out of my paycheck?

Colorado taxes income at a flat 4.4% — $2,200 on $50,000 of taxable income.

FACTDepartment of Revenue, Individual Income Tax Guide, tax year 2025

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Why is my car registration over $200?

A typical one-vehicle renewal is $220.98 if you decline nothing — and this site itemizes every line of it.

CALCDepartment of Revenue, DMV fee schedule, 2026

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Why did my property taxes jump when the rate never changed?

Your home is assessed at 6.25% of its actual value for local governments (7.05% for schools), so when values climb, the bill climbs with them.

FACTDivision of Property Taxation, 2025

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What is a TABOR refund — and why did mine shrink?

TABOR (the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights) refunds revenue above a cap. The September 2026 forecast puts the FY 2028-29 refund at $651.5 million. This year’s budget bills reduced the refund obligation by $110.7 million.

FACTLegislative Council Staff forecast, Sep 2026; JBC Long Bill narrative

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Why are groceries so expensive?

We track overall metro prices, but we have not verified a grocery-specific Colorado series. So this site will not put a number on it.

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Do wages keep up with prices here?

Half of that math is measured: metro Denver prices are up 33.8% since 2019. But a verified Colorado wage series is not in our set yet, so we will not do the division.

PENDINGPrices: BLS CPI-U. Wages: no verified source yet

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Can I afford to retire in Colorado?

Retirement-specific figures have not been through our verification pass yet, so this site will not put a number here. That covers how the state taxes Social Security and pension income, and what relief seniors can claim.

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Have home prices here risen faster than in the rest of the country?

No. Colorado house prices rose 51% from early 2019 to early 2026. Prices across the U.S. rose 66.8% over the same years. Each figure measures prices against the same place’s own 2019 level.

CALCFHFA house price index, 2019 Q1 to 2026 Q1, Colorado and U.S.

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What is the fee on my delivery order?

It is the state’s retail delivery fee: $0.31 per delivery from July 2026, up from $0.28 the year before. The fee is split among several state funds and enterprises, and the rate can change each July.

FACTDepartment of Revenue, Retail Delivery Fee rates, 2026-27

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Do national rankings say Colorado is expensive?

One does. CNBC ranked Colorado 49th of 50 states for cost of living in its 2026 study of states for business. CNBC gives that category the smallest weight of any, so it moves the overall ranking very little.

FACTCNBC, America’s Top States for Business, 2026

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Public safety

Why do I feel unsafe?

Some of that feeling is measurable: Colorado’s aggravated assault rate (322.8 per 100,000) and burglary rate (286.3) both run well above the U.S. rates of 229.5 and 188.1.

CALCFBI Crime Data Explorer, 2025

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Why does my car keep getting broken into?

Colorado has the 6th-highest motor vehicle theft rate among the states — 311.8 thefts per 100,000 people, about 1.6 times the U.S. rate of 192.7.

CALCFBI Crime Data Explorer, 2025

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How many cars were stolen last year?

30,535 motor vehicle thefts were reported statewide in 2024.

FACTColorado Bureau of Investigation, Colorado Crime Stats

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Is crime really up, or does it just feel that way?

It runs in both directions: Colorado’s homicide rate (3.9 per 100,000) sits below the U.S. rate of 4.2, while its assault, burglary, larceny, and vehicle theft rates all sit above.

CALCFBI Crime Data Explorer, 2025

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How many people are in state prison?

18,174 people were in Department of Corrections custody at the end of September 2026.

FACTColorado Department of Corrections, monthly statistics

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Does Colorado lock up more people than other states?

Slightly fewer: Colorado imprisons 290 per 100,000 residents, against 318 across all states.

FACTBureau of Justice Statistics, 2023

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What do we spend on prisons?

The Department of Corrections appropriation is $1.21 billion this year, rising to $1.27 billion in the budget just enacted.

FACTJBC Appropriations Report FY 2025-26; 2026-27 Long Bill

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Why is there so much fentanyl on the street?

We cannot answer this one honestly yet. Overdose and drug-seizure figures have not been through our verification pass, and this site does not publish unverified numbers.

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Why are there so many homeless people under Broadway?

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Can I trust the crime numbers at all?

Check them yourself: the state’s two crime systems disagree. CBI reports 30,535 vehicle thefts for 2024 while the CDPS open-data extract shows 31,991, and we publish both.

CALCCBI Colorado Crime Stats; CDPS via data.colorado.gov

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How many robberies were reported in Colorado in 2024?

It depends on which state count you read. CBI’s crime statistics count 3,826 robberies. The public safety department’s open-data extract counts 6,198. The two use different counting rules, and we publish both.

CALCCBI Colorado Crime Stats; CDPS via data.colorado.gov, 2024

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Education

Why do schools keep asking for more money?

School funding is one of the state’s largest commitments: Total Program funding is $10.0 billion this year, about $11,876 per pupil.

FACTColorado Department of Education, FY 2025-26

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Are the kids learning to read?

Fewer than half: 44.7% of tested students met or exceeded expectations in English language arts on CMAS, the state’s own test, in 2025-26.

CALCColorado Department of Education, CMAS state summary

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Why can’t most kids do math at grade level?

On the state’s own test, 37.3% of students met or exceeded expectations in mathematics in 2025-26.

CALCColorado Department of Education, CMAS state summary

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Are Colorado schools really falling behind?

Not on the national test: Colorado scores above the U.S. public-school average on NAEP in all four measures — grade 4 reading, for one, at 221 against 214.

FACTNAEP state snapshots, 2024

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Do students still show up?

Often not: 28.4% of Colorado students — 244,622 kids — were chronically absent in 2024-25.

FACTColorado Department of Education, attendance data

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Why is college so expensive here?

Colorado ranks 42nd among the states in support per college student — $7,933 against a $12,082 national average.

CALCSHEEO State Higher Education Finance, FY 2025

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How much debt does a graduate leave with?

Among bachelor’s completers who borrowed, average debt is $24,700 — and 47.9% borrowed at all.

FACTCDHE Return on Investment report, 2022-23 completers

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Do our graduates stay in Colorado?

51% of high school graduates go on to college — and 29.3% of the college-bound leave the state.

FACTColorado Department of Higher Education, class of 2022

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How many families have left the regular school system?

Charter schools now enroll 136,627 students (15.7% of public enrollment), online programs 34,617, and reported homeschooling 10,367.

FACTColorado Department of Education, 2025-26

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Do kids still graduate?

85.6% of the class of 2025 graduated in four years, just under the last published national figure of 86.6% (2022).

FACTColorado Department of Education; NCES

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Does Colorado spend less per student than other states?

Less than average: $14,884 per student on day-to-day costs in 2022-23, against $16,560 nationally. That is not the school formula’s per-pupil figure.

FACTNational Center for Education Statistics, Digest table 236.75, 2022-23

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Raising a family

Why is it so hard to raise a family here?

Start with care: a center slot for two young children averages $35,779 a year — more than double CU Boulder’s resident tuition.

CALCChild Care Aware of America, 2024; CDHE tuition report, 2025-26

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Why can’t I find infant care anywhere?

Subsidized care is rationed: 19 counties had frozen enrollment in CCCAP, the state child care subsidy, and 5 more kept waitlists as of October 2025.

FACTDepartment of Early Childhood, CCCAP annual report

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What does “universal preschool” actually deliver?

Universal Preschool funded 43,398 children and paid providers $276.8 million in its 2024-25 year.

FACTDepartment of Early Childhood, UPK annual report

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How much of a single parent’s income does infant care take?

43% of median single-parent income buys one infant’s center care; for a married couple it is 14%.

FACTChild Care Aware of America, 2024

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How many licensed child care slots exist?

Colorado licenses 4,531 child care facilities with room for 262,453 children.

CALCDepartment of Early Childhood licensing data, August 2026

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What is FAMLI on my paycheck?

Colorado’s paid family and medical leave program takes 0.88% of wages in premiums in 2026. The FAMLI Division has announced 0.86% from January 1, 2027.

FACTDepartment of Labor and Employment, FAMLI Division

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What does toddler care cost?

Center-based toddler care averages $17,479 a year; a family child care home runs $13,666.

FACTChild Care Aware of America, 2024

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Are there fewer kids in Colorado schools than there used to be?

Yes. Public schools counted 870,793 students in fall 2025, down from a peak of 913,223 in fall 2019. That is 42,430 fewer students.

CALCColorado Department of Education, October pupil counts, fall 2019 and fall 2025

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How many children get help paying for child care?

27,598 children used CCCAP, the state’s child care subsidy, in 2024-25. That is down from 30,124 the year before.

FACTDepartment of Early Childhood, CCCAP annual report, 2024-25

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Your money & accountability

Where does my money actually go?

The Long Bill, the state’s operating budget act, appropriates $49.56 billion for FY 2026-27 across 23 departments. This site turns it into a receipt for every $100.

FACT2026-27 Long Bill (HB26-1410)

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With the session’s other bills: $49,694,444,712 FACT. We never add the two.

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What is the single biggest thing the state buys?

Health coverage: the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing gets $20.5 billion — about 41 cents of every operating dollar.

CALC2026-27 Long Bill

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How much of Colorado’s budget is federal money?

$15.36 billion — about 31% of the operating appropriation — arrives as federal funds.

CALC2026-27 Long Bill, fund columns

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Does anyone check the price tag on a new law?

Yes — and we read all of them: 7,078 bills since 2016 carry a fiscal note on this site.

FACTLegislative Council Staff fiscal notes, 2016-2026 sessions

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Do cost estimates ever come down?

More often than they rise: across a decade of bills, 549 estimates fell and 354 rose.

CALCLegislative Council Staff fiscal notes, 2016-2026 sessions

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What is PERA — and why should I care?

The state pension fund is $30.07 billion short of what it owes — 69.1% funded as of 2025.

FACTColorado PERA annual comprehensive financial report

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Is the pension hole the same for everyone?

No: the School division sits at 66.1% funded while the Local Government division sits at 88.2%.

FACTColorado PERA annual comprehensive financial report, 2024

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How much state revenue sits outside TABOR?

State enterprises collected $23.3 billion outside the TABOR revenue cap in FY 2022-23.

FACTLegislative Council Staff, enterprises memo

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How many governments can tax me?

Beyond the state, your county, and your city, Colorado registers 3,813 special districts.

CALCDepartment of Local Affairs register, August 2026

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Where can I see every fee the state charges me?

Start with your car: this site itemizes a one-vehicle registration line by line — $191.98 you must pay, $220.98 if you decline nothing.

CALCDepartment of Revenue, DMV fee schedule, 2026

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Who catches this site’s own mistakes?

Anyone can: every number here carries one of four labels — FACT, CALC, SAMPLE, or PENDING — and mistakes go in a public corrections log.

FACTThe Honesty Framework, this site’s operating rules

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Does the state of Colorado have debt?

Yes. In June 2025 the state owed $11.47 billion in principal, none of it backed by its power to tax. It will also pay $5.3 billion in interest over the life of those loans.

FACTOffice of the State Controller, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year 2024-25

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How much of the state budget do lawmakers actually decide each year?

Of the 2026-27 budget bill’s $49.56 billion, $17.99 billion is marked “(I)”: enterprises, other laws or federal programs set it, not the yearly vote. Older bills marked less this way.

FACT2026-27 Long Bill (HB26-1410), its “(I)” footnotes to the statewide total

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How much does the state keep in reserve?

The reserve is projected at $2.2 billion for mid-2027, $22.2 million over the legal minimum. In April it was $340.1 million short of the pre-2026 minimum.

FACTJoint Budget Committee staff, Appropriations Report, July 2026; Long Bill narrative, April 2026

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How many bills cost the state nothing?

Almost a third. Of the 7,078 bills since 2016 whose fiscal notes we read, 2,213 had a first note that found no state fiscal impact. A fiscal note is the state’s own cost estimate for a bill.

FACTLegislative Council Staff fiscal notes, 2016-2026 sessions

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Roads & big projects

Why is I-70 always under construction?

The Floyd Hill project’s cost to deliver has grown 29.3% since its 2020 estimate. This site tracks every major project the same way.

CALCCDOT project pages, 2020 to 2025

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Whatever happened to the train to Boulder?

Voters approved a 41-mile corridor in 2004; 6.2 miles are in service 21 years later — 15.1% of what the ballot described.

CALCRTD Finishing FasTracks report, 2025; the 2004 ballot

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Can the state actually deliver a big project?

It has: T-REX finished 3.2% under its contract price and 22 months early. The full story of what that measure misses is on the site too.

FACTFHWA Public Roads record, 2001; RTD facts

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Why is there no train through the mountains?

The state’s own 2014 study priced it at $13.3–16.5 billion. In the 15 years since the corridor decision, $0 has been funded.

FACTCDOT Advanced Guideway System study, 2014

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Didn’t voters already pay for FasTracks?

They voted for it in 2004; RTD’s own 2025 report lists $441 million as funding remaining projects only “as available.”

FACTRTD Finishing FasTracks report, 2025

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Is “over budget” always the right word?

Not always: Floyd Hill grew 29.3% from an early estimate under a contract model that prices the work in stages. The film walks through why those are different things.

CALCCDOT project pages, 2020 to 2025

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How would I even find a project’s price tag?

The project ledger on this site follows 53 flagship projects. Each cost is checked against the document it cites, and that source is attached.

FACTThis site’s project ledger

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How much of Floyd Hill has the state paid for so far?

By April 2026, CDOT had paid $241.38 million of $678.15 million in construction contracts. Design, land and CDOT’s own costs are extra.

CALCCDOT project dashboards, April 2026, summed by us

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Where does the FASTER road safety money go?

FASTER raised $215.8 million in fiscal 2026: $122.5 million for state highways, $51 million for counties, $42.3 million for cities. A 2025 law gave local roads more.

FACTState Treasurer, FASTER fiscal year county payments, FY 2026 (12 months)

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Do electric car owners pay a road fee?

Yes. A battery electric car pays a $26 road usage fee in 2026-27, on top of its other registration fees. Under current law it rises each year, to $96 in 2031-32.

FACTDivision of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Taxes and Fees (SB21-260 schedule)

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How much has FasTracks cost so far?

RTD’s 2025 report says $5.5 billion has been spent. Voters approved a $4.7 billion program in 2004. That figure is in 2004 dollars, so the two are not directly comparable.

FACTRTD Finishing FasTracks report, 2025; the 2004 ballot

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Work & small business

Why is running a small business here so complicated?

Sales tax alone: 70 home-rule cities collect their own sales tax, on top of state and county systems with 17 distinct county exemption sets.

CALCDepartment of Revenue rate tables, 2026

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What will the minimum wage be next year?

Statewide, $15.71 an hour in 2027; Denver’s floor is $19.84, and the federal floor under both is $7.25, unchanged since 2009.

FACTCDLE press release; Denver Labor; U.S. DOL

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Is anyone out of work right now?

Colorado’s unemployment rate was 4.0% in August 2026, a preliminary figure — the U.S. rate that month was 4.1% (both seasonally adjusted).

FACTBLS state series (LAUS); BLS national CPS

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When can I pay a worker a salary instead of hourly?

Classifying a worker as salaried-exempt takes at least $57,784 a year in 2026 under the state pay order.

FACTCDLE PAY CALC order, 2026

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What does the state charge to regulate my industry?

The Department of Regulatory Agencies is appropriated $138.1 million for FY 2026-27 — about 28 cents of every $100 the state spends.

CALC2026-27 Long Bill

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Why is the same sale taxed differently in the next town?

Even the listings disagree: Denver prints a 5.15% city rate while the State’s table lists 4.31. That is a 0.84-point gap on one line, and this site shows both.

CALCDenver Treasury; DOR rate tables, 2026

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What is the state’s own sales tax, really?

The state’s share is 2.9% — the rest of what you pay at the register is city, county, and special-district add-ons.

FACTDepartment of Revenue, Colorado Sales Tax Guide, 2026

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Why is it so difficult to work in the energy industry?

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How many job licenses does the state oversee?

609,398 professional and job licenses were active on October 8, 2026. That counts licenses, not people: one person can hold several.

CALCDepartment of Regulatory Agencies license register, via data.colorado.gov

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Land, water & rural Colorado

Why is it so hard to be a rancher or a farmer here?

We cannot quantify “hard” honestly yet. But we can show the state’s stake: the Department of Agriculture is appropriated $78.3 million, about 16 cents of every $100 the state spends.

CALC2026-27 Long Bill

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Who is watching the dams above my town?

The state actively regulates 2,253 jurisdictional dams.

CALCDivision of Water Resources dam safety data, August 2026

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Why does my registration include a parks pass?

The $29 Keep Colorado Wild pass is added to every vehicle registration by default — you can decline it, and this site shows both totals.

FACTDMV, Keep Colorado Wild FAQ, 2026

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What is the state buying for parks and wildlife?

This year’s capital plan puts $12.1 million toward Parks & Wildlife property acquisition and improvements, with a separate $11.3 million line for infrastructure maintenance.

FACT2026-27 Long Bill, capital construction section

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What does natural resources get overall?

The Department of Natural Resources’ operating appropriation is $495.3 million for FY 2026-27 — about $1 of every $100.

CALC2026-27 Long Bill

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Do rural counties pay different property tax rates?

Widely different: Clear Creek County’s total county mill levy is 33.265 while San Miguel’s is 10.657.

FACTCounty mill levies as certified, 2025

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Is my water going to run out?

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How expensive can a Colorado ZIP code get?

ZIP 81655’s median home value is $2 million or more, the top of the Census scale. Statewide it is $539,400. Both are survey estimates.

FACTCensus Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, table B25077

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Which county charges the highest county sales tax?

San Juan County, at 6.5% in 2026, before the state’s 2.9% and any city or district tax. 11 counties charge none at all.

CALCDepartment of Revenue sales tax rate tables, 2026; the comparison across counties is ours

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Health care

Why does health care swallow the state budget?

The health-coverage department’s appropriation grew from $19.2 billion this year to $20.6 billion next year — the largest department appropriation by far.

FACTJBC Appropriations Report, FY 2026-27 edition

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How many licensed health facilities serve Colorado?

5,014 licensed health facilities, as of August 2026.

CALCCDPHE facilities data

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What does public health get, next to health coverage programs?

Public Health and Environment is appropriated $855.5 million — about 4 cents for every dollar the health-coverage department gets.

CALC2026-27 Long Bill

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How much does the Medicaid forecast add to this year’s health budget?

$1.86 billion for 2026-27: the forecast of Medicaid enrollment and care costs under current rules. Other changes in the department’s budget take some of it back.

FACTJoint Budget Committee staff, Long Bill narrative, April 7, 2026

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Does Colorado spend a bigger share of its budget on Medicaid than other states?

Yes: 34% of state spending, against 30.7% for the average state, in the national budget officers’ fiscal 2025 count.

FACTNational Association of State Budget Officers, 2025 State Expenditure Report, fiscal 2025 estimates

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Updated Oct 12