Colorado Property Tax Calculator
Figure basis: Official US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimatesThis Colorado property tax calculator estimates the annual property tax on a home using the state's median effective property tax rate, which the US Census Bureau reports as 0.49% of a home's value. Enter a home value to see the estimated yearly property tax at that median rate. The Census figure is derived from the median real estate taxes paid in Colorado ($2,448) divided by the median home value ($502,200), from the American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Property tax in the United States is set locally, not by the state, so your actual rate depends on your county, city, school district and any special districts, and on how your property is assessed. Two homes of the same value in different counties of Colorado can have noticeably different bills. Use this as a sound statewide benchmark, then check your county assessor for your property's assessed value and the exact local millage rate, plus any homestead or senior exemptions you qualify for. The median real estate taxes and median home value here are official Census figures; the effective rate is the simple, disclosed ratio of the two.
Colorado's median effective property tax rate is 0.49% of home value (Census: median tax $2,448 on a median home worth $502,200). On a $400,000 home that is about $1,960 a year.
How Colorado property tax is estimated
estimated annual property tax = home value x effective rate / 100
Colorado median effective rate = median real estate taxes / median home value x 100
= $2,448 / $502,200 x 100 = 0.49%
Property tax is levied by local governments, so your exact rate is set by your county and municipality, not the state. The median rate above is a benchmark; check your county assessor for the assessed value and local millage that apply to your home.
Property tax by county in Colorado
Property tax is set locally, so the statewide median above hides a wide spread. These are the US Census Bureau's median figures for all 64 counties in Colorado: the median home value, the median real estate taxes actually paid, and the effective rate (taxes divided by value). The spread runs from Jackson County at 0.17% to Adams County at 0.61%, against a state median of 0.49%. Click a column heading to sort.
| Adams County | $484,200 | $2,962 | 0.61% |
| Alamosa County | $239,100 | $1,024 | 0.43% |
| Arapahoe County | $561,200 | $2,938 | 0.52% |
| Archuleta County | $478,100 | $1,688 | 0.35% |
| Baca County | $122,900 | $545 | 0.44% |
| Bent County | $146,900 | $517 | 0.35% |
| Boulder County | $756,300 | $3,998 | 0.53% |
| Broomfield County | $664,500 | $4,007 | 0.6% |
| Chaffee County | $665,700 | $1,901 | 0.29% |
| Cheyenne County | $187,500 | $887 | 0.47% |
| Clear Creek County | $608,500 | $2,350 | 0.39% |
| Conejos County | $193,400 | $780 | 0.4% |
| Costilla County | $184,700 | $582 | 0.32% |
| Crowley County | $116,200 | $521 | 0.45% |
| Custer County | $392,100 | $1,547 | 0.39% |
| Delta County | $343,200 | $1,068 | 0.31% |
| Denver County | $616,000 | $2,751 | 0.45% |
| Dolores County | $247,600 | $659 | 0.27% |
| Douglas County | $713,600 | $3,947 | 0.55% |
| Eagle County | $839,500 | $3,510 | 0.42% |
| El Paso County | $461,000 | $1,874 | 0.41% |
| Elbert County | $709,800 | $3,214 | 0.45% |
| Fremont County | $324,000 | $1,175 | 0.36% |
| Garfield County | $527,800 | $2,201 | 0.42% |
| Gilpin County | $573,900 | $1,310 | 0.23% |
| Grand County | $601,500 | $2,071 | 0.34% |
| Gunnison County | $621,800 | $1,798 | 0.29% |
| Hinsdale County | $437,900 | $1,359 | 0.31% |
| Huerfano County | $247,800 | $699 | 0.28% |
| Jackson County | $239,600 | $416 | 0.17% |
| Jefferson County | $637,600 | $3,082 | 0.48% |
| Kiowa County | $161,500 | $939 | 0.58% |
| Kit Carson County | $239,500 | $1,185 | 0.49% |
| La Plata County | $591,500 | $1,552 | 0.26% |
| Lake County | $466,100 | $1,960 | 0.42% |
| Larimer County | $569,100 | $2,832 | 0.5% |
| Las Animas County | $237,600 | $535 | 0.23% |
| Lincoln County | $246,500 | $1,092 | 0.44% |
| Logan County | $245,300 | $1,132 | 0.46% |
| Mesa County | $378,600 | $1,439 | 0.38% |
| Mineral County | $430,500 | $1,500 | 0.35% |
| Moffat County | $289,500 | $1,146 | 0.4% |
| Montezuma County | $331,400 | $958 | 0.29% |
| Montrose County | $388,400 | $1,385 | 0.36% |
| Morgan County | $338,600 | $1,751 | 0.52% |
| Otero County | $168,900 | $520 | 0.31% |
| Ouray County | $739,800 | $2,050 | 0.28% |
| Park County | $532,100 | $1,771 | 0.33% |
| Phillips County | $258,200 | $1,456 | 0.56% |
| Pitkin County | $1,139,100 | $4,074 | 0.36% |
| Prowers County | $160,600 | $487 | 0.3% |
| Pueblo County | $291,300 | $1,467 | 0.5% |
| Rio Blanco County | $274,400 | $917 | 0.33% |
| Rio Grande County | $239,500 | $925 | 0.39% |
| Routt County | $854,700 | $2,736 | 0.32% |
| Saguache County | $212,600 | $690 | 0.32% |
| San Juan County | $432,500 | $1,364 | 0.32% |
| San Miguel County | $720,700 | $1,900 | 0.26% |
| Sedgwick County | $149,000 | $664 | 0.45% |
| Summit County | $939,900 | $2,995 | 0.32% |
| Teller County | $479,900 | $1,672 | 0.35% |
| Washington County | $226,200 | $874 | 0.39% |
| Weld County | $471,700 | $2,440 | 0.52% |
| Yuma County | $211,700 | $1,003 | 0.47% |
Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023), tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid) and B25077 (median home value). The effective rate is the disclosed ratio of the two. County medians describe the county as a whole; your own bill depends on your municipality, school district and any exemptions.
Colorado's shifting assessment rate
Colorado's 0.49% median effective rate (a $2,448 bill) sits on one of the highest median home values in this group, $502,200, and the state's assessment system has been in flux. For decades the Gallagher Amendment forced the residential assessment rate down as home values rose statewide; voters repealed Gallagher in 2020, which unfroze that rate just as prices surged.
The result was a run of property tax fights. A 2023 statewide ballot measure to cut rates failed, and in 2024 the legislature stepped in with reductions that lowered the residential assessment rate and added value exemptions to soften bills after reappraisal. Colorado now taxes only a single-digit percentage of a home's actual value, and the exact assessment rate has moved more than once in recent years, so a rate that was current one cycle may be stale the next.
Seniors who are 65 or older and have owned and lived in their home for at least 10 years can claim the homestead exemption, which removes half of the first $200,000 of value; a similar benefit exists for qualifying disabled veterans. Because Colorado reappraises on a two-year cycle and mill levies are set by hundreds of local districts, confirm your current assessment rate, exemption, and district levies with your county assessor rather than relying on the 0.49% median alone.
Colorado property tax: frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in Colorado?
The median effective property tax rate in Colorado is 0.49% of a home's value, based on US Census Bureau data (median real estate taxes of $2,448 on a median home value of $502,200). On a $400,000 home that is about $1,960 a year. Your actual rate depends on your county and municipality.
How is Colorado property tax calculated?
Property tax is your home's assessed value multiplied by the combined local tax rate (millage) set by your county, city, school district and other local bodies. This calculator estimates it from the Colorado median effective rate of 0.49%; for an exact figure, use your county assessor's assessed value and local millage.
Why is Colorado's property tax different from my neighbour's?
Property tax is local, not statewide. Rates and assessment practices vary by county, city and school district, and exemptions (such as homestead exemptions) differ. The 0.49% here is the Colorado statewide median effective rate from the Census; individual bills vary above and below it.
Where does the Colorado property tax data come from?
From the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023): table B25103 (median real estate taxes paid) and B25077 (median home value). The effective rate is taxes divided by value. The figures are verified as at Jun 25, 2026.
Official sources
- Colorado median real estate taxes paid and median home value (ACS 2023 5-year, tables B25103 and B25077): US Census Bureau, as at Jun 25, 2026.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 26 June 2026. See our methodology. General information, not financial or tax advice. Effective rate is the Census state median; your local rate is set by your county and municipality.