COLORADO PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Colorado property tax calculator
Colorado's effective property tax rate is 0.5%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,602 a year on homes with a median value of $539,400. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $1,500.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $1,500.00
- A month
- $125.00
- Rate
- 0.5%, statewide
Colorado property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 0.663% | $2,962 | $484,200 |
| Alamosa County | 0.447% | $1,024 | $239,100 |
| Arapahoe County | 0.551% | $2,938 | $561,200 |
| Archuleta County | 0.331% | $1,688 | $478,100 |
| Baca County | 0.397% | $545 | $122,900 |
| Bent County | 0.413% | $517 | $146,900 |
| Boulder County | 0.52% | $3,998 | $756,300 |
| Broomfield County | 0.664% | $4,007 | $664,500 |
| Chaffee County | 0.291% | $1,901 | $665,700 |
| Cheyenne County | 0.412% | $887 | $187,500 |
| Clear Creek County | 0.402% | $2,350 | $608,500 |
| Conejos County | 0.438% | $780 | $193,400 |
| Costilla County | 0.305% | $582 | $184,700 |
| Crowley County | 0.324% | $521 | $116,200 |
| Custer County | 0.352% | $1,547 | $392,100 |
| Delta County | 0.339% | $1,068 | $343,200 |
| Denver County | 0.471% | $2,751 | $616,000 |
| Dolores County | 0.393% | $659 | $247,600 |
| Douglas County | 0.573% | $3,947 | $713,600 |
| Eagle County | 0.364% | $3,510 | $839,500 |
| El Paso County | 0.445% | $1,874 | $461,000 |
| Elbert County | 0.473% | $3,214 | $709,800 |
| Fremont County | 0.364% | $1,175 | $324,000 |
| Garfield County | 0.391% | $2,201 | $527,800 |
| Gilpin County | 0.366% | $1,310 | $573,900 |
| Grand County | 0.298% | $2,071 | $601,500 |
| Gunnison County | 0.309% | $1,798 | $621,800 |
| Hinsdale County | 0.358% | $1,359 | $437,900 |
| Huerfano County | 0.312% | $699 | $247,800 |
| Jackson County | 0.223% | $416 | $239,600 |
| Jefferson County | 0.535% | $3,082 | $637,600 |
| Kiowa County | 0.629% | $939 | $161,500 |
| Kit Carson County | 0.484% | $1,185 | $239,500 |
| La Plata County | 0.268% | $1,552 | $591,500 |
| Lake County | 0.637% | $1,960 | $466,100 |
| Larimer County | 0.522% | $2,832 | $569,100 |
| Las Animas County | 0.266% | $535 | $237,600 |
| Lincoln County | 0.459% | $1,092 | $246,500 |
| Logan County | 0.454% | $1,132 | $245,300 |
| Mesa County | 0.382% | $1,439 | $378,600 |
| Mineral County | 0.332% | $1,500 | $430,500 |
| Moffat County | 0.519% | $1,146 | $289,500 |
| Montezuma County | 0.289% | $958 | $331,400 |
| Montrose County | 0.362% | $1,385 | $388,400 |
| Morgan County | 0.516% | $1,751 | $338,600 |
| Otero County | 0.366% | $520 | $168,900 |
| Ouray County | 0.242% | $2,050 | $739,800 |
| Park County | 0.386% | $1,771 | $532,100 |
| Phillips County | 0.504% | $1,456 | $258,200 |
| Pitkin County | 0.342% | $4,074 | $1,139,100 |
| Prowers County | 0.343% | $487 | $160,600 |
| Pueblo County | 0.519% | $1,467 | $291,300 |
| Rio Blanco County | 0.332% | $917 | $274,400 |
| Rio Grande County | 0.441% | $925 | $239,500 |
| Routt County | 0.283% | $2,736 | $854,700 |
| Saguache County | 0.431% | $690 | $212,600 |
| San Juan County | 0.294% | $1,364 | $432,500 |
| San Miguel County | 0.27% | $1,900 | $720,700 |
| Sedgwick County | 0.518% | $664 | $149,000 |
| Summit County | 0.32% | $2,995 | $939,900 |
| Teller County | 0.353% | $1,672 | $479,900 |
| Washington County | 0.422% | $874 | $226,200 |
| Weld County | 0.546% | $2,440 | $471,700 |
| Yuma County | 0.526% | $1,003 | $211,700 |
Colorado homestead exemption
- For 2026, Colorado assesses homes at 7.05% of actual value for school district taxes and 6.80% for other local government taxes.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
Colorado property tax questions
How much is property tax in Colorado?
Colorado's effective property tax rate is 0.5%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,602 a year on homes with a median value of $539,400. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $1,500.00 a year.
Which county in Colorado has the highest property tax?
Broomfield County, with an effective rate of 0.664%; Jackson County has the lowest, at 0.223%. On a $300,000 home that is $1,992.00 a year in Broomfield County and $669.00 in Jackson County.
Why might a Colorado tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Colorado paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- Colorado Division of Property Taxation: residential school assessment rate
- Colorado Division of Property Taxation: residential local government assessment rate