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16 2018 Lafayette Business Directory & Community Guide PROFILE COMMUNITY PROFILE TAXES Local 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 FACTS Population: . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .29,787 Number of Households:. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . 12,103 Median Age:. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .39.7 CLIMATE Mean Temperatures January ..................29.5° F April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.7° F July ..................... 72.0° F October ................. 52.6° F 275 days of sunshine/year 15.5” of rain/year • 148 growing season days TRANSPORTATION Air Service Travel Time Denver International Airport . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 35 minutes Boulder Municipal Airport .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 20 minutes Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport .. . . .. . . 10 minutes Bus Service Regional Transportation District (RTD) connects Lafayette with Louisville, Broomfield, Longmont, Boulder and Denver, (303) 628-9000 Via Mobility (303) 447-9636 (For the elderly & disabled) EDUCATION Bachelor’s Degree & above. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 43% Boulder Valley School District . .. . . .. . . .. (303) 447-1010 University of Colorado at Boulder .. . . .. . (303) 492-1411 UTILITIES/COMMUNICATION Cable: Provided through Comcast Cable, (303) 776-6600 Telephone: Contact local providers Newspapers: Colorado Hometown Weekly, Daily Camera, Times-Call, Denver Post Garbage/Trash Pickup: Call the Utility Clerk, City of Lafayette, (303) 665-5588, Option 5 Gas/Electricity: Natural Gas & Electricity provided by Xcel Energy, 1-800-895-4999 Water: Provided by the City of Lafayette, (303) 665-5588, Option 5 for hookup AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION Driver’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) 776-4073 License 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 PHOTOS FROM TOP LEFT CLOCKWISE: LSTOCKSTUDIO; PHIVE; WAVEBREAKMEDIA; WIKIMEDIA; SUN, SHUTTERSTOCK; HOUSE, SUZANNE TUCKER; WOMAN, PIKSELSTOCK

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    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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