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Colorado property tax rates by county
Colorado homeowners paid 0.50% of their home’s value in property tax (2020–2024 survey), the 7th lowest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), with a median bill of $2,602 a year on a median home value of $539,400. Across counties, rates ran from 0.24% (Ouray County) to 0.66% (Broomfield County).
- 0.50%Effective rate (2020–2024)no change vs 2019–2023
- $2,602Median tax per yearU.S.: $3,119
- $539,400Median home valueU.S.: $332,700
- 1,571,735Owner-occupied homes66% of households own
How Colorado compares
- U.S. effective rate: 0.94%; median bill $3,119. Colorado is 47% below the national rate.
- Change from the 2019–2023 survey: no change in the rate, +$154 (+6.3%) in the median bill (U.S.: −0.03 pts, +$150 (+5.1%)).
- With a mortgage, Colorado owners’ median bill was $2,707; without one, $2,339.
- 46 of 64 counties have estimates reliable enough to rank (at least 500 owner-occupied homes and a margin of error under 25% of the rate).
Every Colorado county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value | Owner homes | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 0.66% | $2,962 | $484,200 | 129,415 | Reliable |
| Alamosa County | 0.45% | $1,024 | $239,100 | 3,719 | Reliable |
| Arapahoe County | 0.55% | $2,938 | $561,200 | 166,534 | Reliable |
| Archuleta County | 0.33% | $1,688 | $478,100 | 4,741 | Reliable |
| Baca County | 0.40% | $545 | $122,900 | 1,185 | Small sample |
| Bent County | 0.41% | $517 | $146,900 | 1,222 | Small sample |
| Boulder County | 0.52% | $3,998 | $756,300 | 84,900 | Reliable |
| Broomfield County | 0.66% | $4,007 | $664,500 | 19,925 | Reliable |
| Chaffee County | 0.29% | $1,901 | $665,700 | 7,311 | Reliable |
| Cheyenne County | 0.41% | $887 | $187,500 | 570 | Small sample |
| Clear Creek County | 0.40% | $2,350 | $608,500 | 3,817 | Reliable |
| Conejos County | 0.44% | $780 | $193,400 | 2,421 | Reliable |
| Costilla County | 0.31% | $582 | $184,700 | 1,305 | Small sample |
| Crowley County | 0.32% | $521 | $116,200 | 929 | Small sample |
| Custer County | 0.35% | $1,547 | $392,100 | 2,280 | Small sample |
| Delta County | 0.34% | $1,068 | $343,200 | 10,100 | Reliable |
| Denver County | 0.47% | $2,751 | $616,000 | 163,555 | Reliable |
| Dolores County | 0.39% | $659 | $247,600 | 1,020 | Small sample |
| Douglas County | 0.57% | $3,947 | $713,600 | 108,309 | Reliable |
| Eagle County | 0.36% | $3,510 | $839,500 | 14,545 | Reliable |
| El Paso County | 0.45% | $1,874 | $461,000 | 192,232 | Reliable |
| Elbert County | 0.47% | $3,214 | $709,800 | 9,507 | Reliable |
| Fremont County | 0.36% | $1,175 | $324,000 | 13,595 | Reliable |
| Garfield County | 0.39% | $2,201 | $527,800 | 16,292 | Reliable |
| Gilpin County | 0.37% | $1,310 | $573,900 | 2,732 | Small sample |
| Grand County | 0.30% | $2,071 | $601,500 | 5,489 | Reliable |
| Gunnison County | 0.31% | $1,798 | $621,800 | 5,673 | Reliable |
| Hinsdale County | 0.36% | $1,359 | $437,900 | 389 | Small sample |
| Huerfano County | 0.31% | $699 | $247,800 | 2,328 | Small sample |
| Jackson County | 0.22% | $416 | $239,600 | 468 | Small sample |
| Jefferson County | 0.53% | $3,082 | $637,600 | 170,969 | Reliable |
| Kiowa County | 0.63% | $939 | $161,500 | 402 | Small sample |
| Kit Carson County | 0.48% | $1,185 | $239,500 | 2,103 | Reliable |
| La Plata County | 0.27% | $1,552 | $591,500 | 17,292 | Reliable |
| Lake County | 0.64% | $1,960 | $466,100 | 2,284 | Small sample |
| Larimer County | 0.52% | $2,832 | $569,100 | 98,737 | Reliable |
| Las Animas County | 0.27% | $535 | $237,600 | 4,466 | Reliable |
| Lincoln County | 0.46% | $1,092 | $246,500 | 1,414 | Reliable |
| Logan County | 0.45% | $1,132 | $245,300 | 5,439 | Reliable |
| Mesa County | 0.38% | $1,439 | $378,600 | 47,707 | Reliable |
| Mineral County | 0.33% | $1,500 | $430,500 | 269 | Small sample |
| Moffat County | 0.52% | $1,146 | $289,500 | 3,738 | Reliable |
| Montezuma County | 0.29% | $958 | $331,400 | 8,591 | Reliable |
| Montrose County | 0.36% | $1,385 | $388,400 | 13,623 | Reliable |
| Morgan County | 0.52% | $1,751 | $338,600 | 7,453 | Reliable |
| Otero County | 0.37% | $520 | $168,900 | 5,229 | Reliable |
| Ouray County | 0.24% | $2,050 | $739,800 | 2,165 | Reliable |
| Park County | 0.39% | $1,771 | $532,100 | 7,750 | Reliable |
| Phillips County | 0.50% | $1,456 | $258,200 | 1,403 | Reliable |
| Pitkin County | 0.34% | $4,074 | $1,139,100 | 5,790 | Reliable |
| Prowers County | 0.34% | $487 | $160,600 | 3,176 | Reliable |
| Pueblo County | 0.52% | $1,467 | $291,300 | 47,199 | Reliable |
| Rio Blanco County | 0.33% | $917 | $274,400 | 2,084 | Reliable |
| Rio Grande County | 0.44% | $925 | $239,500 | 3,444 | Reliable |
| Routt County | 0.28% | $2,736 | $854,700 | 8,573 | Reliable |
| Saguache County | 0.43% | $690 | $212,600 | 2,613 | Small sample |
| San Juan County | 0.29% | $1,364 | $432,500 | 211 | Small sample |
| San Miguel County | 0.27% | $1,900 | $720,700 | 2,899 | Small sample |
| Sedgwick County | 0.52% | $664 | $149,000 | 734 | Small sample |
| Summit County | 0.32% | $2,995 | $939,900 | 9,040 | Reliable |
| Teller County | 0.35% | $1,672 | $479,900 | 9,605 | Reliable |
| Washington County | 0.42% | $874 | $226,200 | 1,524 | Reliable |
| Weld County | 0.55% | $2,440 | $471,700 | 94,490 | Reliable |
| Yuma County | 0.53% | $1,003 | $211,700 | 2,811 | Reliable |
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table-based summary file: B25090 (aggregate real estate taxes), B25082 (aggregate home value), B25103 (median real estate taxes), B25077 (median home value) and B25003 (tenure); files dated January 29, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates, same tables (files dated October 31, 2024), for the comparison column.
- Geography names: Census Bureau Geos20245YR.txt (file dated January 22, 2026).
Effective rate = total real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied homes ÷ their total value, as reported by owners to the Census Bureau. It is not a millage rate. Your bill depends on your assessed value, exemptions (such as homestead) and local levies.