16 2018 Lafayette Business Directory & Community Guide
P R O F I L E
COMMUNITY PROFILE
TAXESLocal Sales & Use Tax: Sales and Use Taxes levied in
Lafayette total 8.485%Local Property Taxes: Taxes on residential
and commercial properties are levied on “assessed” value. An annual
property tax of 91.812 mills ($1.00 of tax per $1,000 of assessed
value) is levied on real and personal property.For example, a
$300,000 house would have an assessed value of $30,000 X 91.812
mills or about $2,754 annual in taxes.
FAST FACTSPopulation: . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . ..
. . .. . . .. . . .. .29,787Number of Households: . . . .. . . .. .
. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . 12,103Median Age:. . .. . . .. . . .. .
. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .39.7
CLIMATEMean TemperaturesJanuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .29.5° FApril . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.7°
FJuly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.0° FOctober . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.6° F275 days of sunshine/year15.5”
of rain/year • 148 growing season days
TRANSPORTATIONAir Service Travel TimeDenver International
Airport . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 35 minutesBoulder Municipal
Airport .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 20 minutesRocky Mountain
Metropolitan Airport .. . . .. . . 10 minutesBus ServiceRegional
Transportation District (RTD) connects Lafayette with Louisville,
Broomfield, Longmont, Boulder and Denver, (303) 628-9000Via
Mobility (303) 447-9636 (For the elderly & disabled)
EDUCATIONBachelor’s Degree & above. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .
.. . . .. . . .43%Boulder Valley School District . .. . . .. . . ..
(303) 447-1010University of Colorado at Boulder .. . . .. . (303)
492-1411
UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONCable: Provided through Comcast Cable,
(303) 776-6600Telephone: Contact local providersNewspapers:
Colorado Hometown Weekly, Daily Camera, Times-Call, Denver
PostGarbage/Trash Pickup: Call the Utility Clerk, City of
Lafayette, (303) 665-5588, Option 5Gas/Electricity: Natural Gas
& Electricity provided by Xcel Energy, 1-800-895-4999Water:
Provided by the City of Lafayette, (303) 665-5588, Option 5 for
hookup
AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATIONDriver’s Licenses can be obtained at
Driver’s License Bureau, 2850 Iris, Boulder, (303) 442-3006 or 917
S. Main St., Unit 600, Longmont, (303) 776-4073License Plates:New
and renewal, title transfers, temporary permits, assessor’s records
and marriage licenses may be obtained in Lafayette at the Boulder
County Annex Building, 1376 Miner’s Drive, (303) 413-7710
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