Eastern Plains
Kiowa County
Property taxes, marriage licenses, vehicle services, and many public records run through Kiowa 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 Kiowa County
The average total mill levy across Kiowa County was about 96.0 mills for tax year 2023 — above the statewide average of about 81 mills. On a $500,000 home, that comes to roughly $3,060 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 Kiowa County adds no county sales tax — cities and special districts still can. 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 Kiowa County. Some cross a county line. Every name opens a direct place page, and selected places include a fuller local guide.
Get to know Kiowa County
The history, land, and character behind the place.
History and culture
Near Eads, the Sand Creek Massacre site is sacred ground the National Park Service cares for
The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County is a place of mourning for the Cheyenne and Arapaho people, and the National Park Service is the agency that protects and explains it.
Read note ->Water and land
In Kiowa County, much of the water under the land comes from High Plains aquifers
Much of Kiowa County draws groundwater from the Ogallala and other High Plains and alluvial aquifers, and a well is permitted and limited by the state, not unlimited.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire
Queens State Wildlife Area near Eads is for hunting and fishing, with its own pass rules
Queens State Wildlife Area and its Great Plains reservoirs in Kiowa County are managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and visitors generally need a license or a State Wildlife Area pass.
Read note ->History and culture
The Murdock Building in Eads is a county-owned landmark with a Sand Creek story
The historic Murdock Building in downtown Eads is owned by Kiowa County and has served as a senior center and has housed National Park Service space connected to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.
Read note ->Money and taxes (1)
Home and property (1)
Water and land (2)
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Cars and driving
On Kiowa County's plains, the weather is the road hazard to plan around
Kiowa County's open Eastern Plains see severe thunderstorms, large hail, high wind, and ground blizzards, so the National Weather Service forecast is part of driving here.
Read note ->Cars and driving
US 287 through Eads is part of the Ports-to-Plains freight corridor
US Highway 287 runs north-south through Eads as part of the Ports-to-Plains corridor, a busy truck route, and CDOT has added passing lanes near town.
Read note ->Local rules (1)
Nearby counties
Other Eastern Plains counties — rules, rates, and districts shift across county lines.