City Taxes

Welcome to the City of Fountain Tax Page!

The purpose of this page is to provide information to the Fountain Community on the various taxes paid in Fountain. How does City of Fountain tax break down? How are tax revenues spent? How does Fountain compare to other communities?

Tax Facts

Sales Tax: The City of Fountain has a 3.40% sales tax. When combined with County and State sales tax, the total tax charge is 7.53%

How does the City of Fountain sales tax compare to other community's sales tax rates?

Sales Tax

City of Fountain - 7.53%

City of Colorado Springs - 8.2%

Manitou Springs - 9.03%

Woodland Park - 8.49%

Denver - 8.81%

Castle Rock - 7.9%

Pueblo - 7.6%

City of Fountain Last Mill Levy Increase

The current Mill Levy of 16.339 was passed in Fountain in 2022.

TABOR

Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR)? How does that affect my taxes?

Colorado's TABOR amendment restricts revenues for all levels of government (state, local, and schools). Under TABOR, state and local governments cannot raise tax rates without voter approval and cannot spend revenues collected under existing tax rates if revenues grow faster than the rate of inflation and population growth, without voter approval. Most communities in Colorado have exempted themselves from the revenue growth provisions of Tabor. The City of Fountain has not yet done so.