Eastern Plains
Crowley County
Property taxes, marriage licenses, vehicle services, and many public records run through Crowley County. Permits and local rules may sit with a town or city instead, so match the office to the exact address.
Official county shortcuts
Take the task to the office that handles it
These links go straight to the official county or regional office shown. Check that page for current documents, hours, appointments, fees, and address-specific instructions. A city may run its own permit office.
Property tax snapshot
Typical property tax in Crowley County
The average total mill levy across Crowley County was about 72.0 mills for tax year 2023 — below the statewide average of about 81 mills. On a $500,000 home, that comes to roughly $2,325 a year, using Colorado's 2026 residential rules: 7.05% on school mills, and 6.8% on the rest after the local actual-value adjustment.
This is the county average across all tax areas. Your parcel's actual mill levy depends on its exact tax area — a metro or special district can add many mills on top — so confirm the real number with the county assessor.
Sales tax: the state charges 2.9% and Crowley County adds 2%, for 4.9% before any city or special district. See Colorado sales tax rates ->
Source: Colorado Division of Property Taxation, 53rd Annual Report (2023) — Average Levies by County.
Incorporated places in this county
These cities and towns touch Crowley County. Some cross a county line. Every name opens a direct place page, and selected places include a fuller local guide.
Get to know Crowley County
The history, land, and character behind the place.
History and culture
Crowley County is a Colorado lesson in 'buy and dry'
Crowley County's water story is one of Colorado's most studied, and it's a big part of what gives this Arkansas Valley community its identity today.
Read note ->History and culture
Sugar City's old factory gates mark a vanished boomtown
The brick-and-wrought-iron entrance gates in Sugar City are the last surviving piece of the beet sugar factory that gave the town its name and its early identity.
Read note ->History and culture
Crowley County keeps its story in a 1914 schoolhouse
The Crowley County Heritage Center fills a 1914 brick schoolhouse with the county's newspapers, farm records, and local artifacts, and it doubles as the town hall and a community gathering place.
Read note ->Money and taxes (4)
Money and taxes
Crowley County splits the property tax job
The assessor sets your property's value; the treasurer collects the tax. Knowing which is which gets your question answered fast.
Read note ->Money and taxes
Crowley County tax levies come from taxing districts
The assessor only values property; tax levies are set by the taxing authority inside each taxing district your parcel sits in.
Read note ->Home and property (7)
Home and property
Check Crowley County building rules before the work starts
A rural address still falls under building review; check adopted codes and permit forms before a house, addition, or shop begins.
Read note ->Home and property
A Crowley County assessor map is not a survey
A Crowley County assessor map shows a parcel's rough shape and size, but it is not a survey and does not fix the legal boundary.
Read note ->Water and land (2)
Water and land
In Crowley County, much of the farm water was sold off the land long ago
Much of Crowley County's irrigation water was sold to cities decades ago, so a parcel that once farmed may no longer carry the water it used to.
Read note ->Water and land
On the Crowley County plains, a well permit comes with limits
A rural well in Crowley County is governed by a state permit that spells out what the water may be used for, and 'has a well' is not the same as unlimited water.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire (1)
Cars and driving (1)
Local rules (3)
Local rules
In Crowley County, land use review is separate homework
Splitting land, changing a property's use, or opening a business in Crowley County can need planning review that a building permit never touches.
Read note ->Local rules
Crowley County property records run through the recorder
Deeds and other recorded property filings in Crowley County run through the Clerk and Recorder, who serves as recorder of deeds.
Read note ->Nearby counties
Other Eastern Plains counties — rules, rates, and districts shift across county lines.