Highest property taxes in Colorado: Census estimated rates

Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.

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Census survey estimates, 2020–2024 ACS five-year vintage 2024. Effective rate here means median annual real estate taxes paid (B25103) divided by median owner-occupied home value (B25077). Owner-occupied units come from B25003. This is a ratio of two medians, not a statutory rate or the median of individual homeowners’ rates.

Survey estimates have sampling error. Countywide medians do not account for a particular home’s condition, assessment rules, exemptions or taxing districts. Rankings describe point estimates, not statistically significant differences. Missing and bounded estimates are excluded from rates and rankings.

Last verified 2026-10-24. Census data and methodology. Amounts are in 2024 dollars; no inflation adjustment is applied to your inputs. Displayed rates are rounded; calculations use the unrounded ratio.

Colorado county ranking

64 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.

Colorado counties, highest estimated rates first (2020–2024)
Rank	County	Estimated effective rate	Median home value	Median annual taxes paid	Owner-occupied units	Census sources
1	Adams County, CO	0.61%	$484,200	$2,962	129,415	Value / Tax / Units
2	Broomfield County, CO	0.60%	$664,500	$4,007	19,925	Value / Tax / Units
3	Kiowa County, CO	0.58%	$161,500	$939	402	Value / Tax / Units
4	Phillips County, CO	0.56%	$258,200	$1,456	1,403	Value / Tax / Units
5	Douglas County, CO	0.55%	$713,600	$3,947	108,309	Value / Tax / Units
6	Boulder County, CO	0.53%	$756,300	$3,998	84,900	Value / Tax / Units
7	Arapahoe County, CO	0.52%	$561,200	$2,938	166,534	Value / Tax / Units
8	Weld County, CO	0.52%	$471,700	$2,440	94,490	Value / Tax / Units
9	Morgan County, CO	0.52%	$338,600	$1,751	7,453	Value / Tax / Units
10	Pueblo County, CO	0.50%	$291,300	$1,467	47,199	Value / Tax / Units
11	Larimer County, CO	0.50%	$569,100	$2,832	98,737	Value / Tax / Units
12	Kit Carson County, CO	0.49%	$239,500	$1,185	2,103	Value / Tax / Units
13	Jefferson County, CO	0.48%	$637,600	$3,082	170,969	Value / Tax / Units
14	Yuma County, CO	0.47%	$211,700	$1,003	2,811	Value / Tax / Units
15	Cheyenne County, CO	0.47%	$187,500	$887	570	Value / Tax / Units
16	Logan County, CO	0.46%	$245,300	$1,132	5,439	Value / Tax / Units
17	Elbert County, CO	0.45%	$709,800	$3,214	9,507	Value / Tax / Units
18	Crowley County, CO	0.45%	$116,200	$521	929	Value / Tax / Units
19	Denver County, CO	0.45%	$616,000	$2,751	163,555	Value / Tax / Units
20	Sedgwick County, CO	0.45%	$149,000	$664	734	Value / Tax / Units
21	Baca County, CO	0.44%	$122,900	$545	1,185	Value / Tax / Units
22	Lincoln County, CO	0.44%	$246,500	$1,092	1,414	Value / Tax / Units
23	Alamosa County, CO	0.43%	$239,100	$1,024	3,719	Value / Tax / Units
24	Lake County, CO	0.42%	$466,100	$1,960	2,284	Value / Tax / Units
25	Eagle County, CO	0.42%	$839,500	$3,510	14,545	Value / Tax / Units
26	Garfield County, CO	0.42%	$527,800	$2,201	16,292	Value / Tax / Units
27	El Paso County, CO	0.41%	$461,000	$1,874	192,232	Value / Tax / Units
28	Conejos County, CO	0.40%	$193,400	$780	2,421	Value / Tax / Units
29	Moffat County, CO	0.40%	$289,500	$1,146	3,738	Value / Tax / Units
30	Custer County, CO	0.39%	$392,100	$1,547	2,280	Value / Tax / Units
31	Washington County, CO	0.39%	$226,200	$874	1,524	Value / Tax / Units
32	Rio Grande County, CO	0.39%	$239,500	$925	3,444	Value / Tax / Units
33	Clear Creek County, CO	0.39%	$608,500	$2,350	3,817	Value / Tax / Units
34	Mesa County, CO	0.38%	$378,600	$1,439	47,707	Value / Tax / Units
35	Fremont County, CO	0.36%	$324,000	$1,175	13,595	Value / Tax / Units
36	Pitkin County, CO	0.36%	$1,139,100	$4,074	5,790	Value / Tax / Units
37	Montrose County, CO	0.36%	$388,400	$1,385	13,623	Value / Tax / Units
38	Archuleta County, CO	0.35%	$478,100	$1,688	4,741	Value / Tax / Units
39	Bent County, CO	0.35%	$146,900	$517	1,222	Value / Tax / Units
40	Mineral County, CO	0.35%	$430,500	$1,500	269	Value / Tax / Units
41	Teller County, CO	0.35%	$479,900	$1,672	9,605	Value / Tax / Units
42	Grand County, CO	0.34%	$601,500	$2,071	5,489	Value / Tax / Units
43	Rio Blanco County, CO	0.33%	$274,400	$917	2,084	Value / Tax / Units
44	Park County, CO	0.33%	$532,100	$1,771	7,750	Value / Tax / Units
45	Saguache County, CO	0.32%	$212,600	$690	2,613	Value / Tax / Units
46	Routt County, CO	0.32%	$854,700	$2,736	8,573	Value / Tax / Units
47	Summit County, CO	0.32%	$939,900	$2,995	9,040	Value / Tax / Units
48	San Juan County, CO	0.32%	$432,500	$1,364	211	Value / Tax / Units
49	Costilla County, CO	0.32%	$184,700	$582	1,305	Value / Tax / Units
50	Delta County, CO	0.31%	$343,200	$1,068	10,100	Value / Tax / Units
51	Hinsdale County, CO	0.31%	$437,900	$1,359	389	Value / Tax / Units
52	Otero County, CO	0.31%	$168,900	$520	5,229	Value / Tax / Units
53	Prowers County, CO	0.30%	$160,600	$487	3,176	Value / Tax / Units
54	Gunnison County, CO	0.29%	$621,800	$1,798	5,673	Value / Tax / Units
55	Montezuma County, CO	0.29%	$331,400	$958	8,591	Value / Tax / Units
56	Chaffee County, CO	0.29%	$665,700	$1,901	7,311	Value / Tax / Units
57	Huerfano County, CO	0.28%	$247,800	$699	2,328	Value / Tax / Units
58	Ouray County, CO	0.28%	$739,800	$2,050	2,165	Value / Tax / Units
59	Dolores County, CO	0.27%	$247,600	$659	1,020	Value / Tax / Units
60	San Miguel County, CO	0.26%	$720,700	$1,900	2,899	Value / Tax / Units
61	La Plata County, CO	0.26%	$591,500	$1,552	17,292	Value / Tax / Units
62	Gilpin County, CO	0.23%	$573,900	$1,310	2,732	Value / Tax / Units
63	Las Animas County, CO	0.23%	$237,600	$535	4,466	Value / Tax / Units
64	Jackson County, CO	0.17%	$239,600	$416	468	Value / Tax / Units

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