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Money and taxes - Morgan County

Why two similar Morgan County homes can have different tax bills

A Morgan County property tax bill is built from three parts, and overlapping local districts are often why two similar homes pay different amounts.

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Money and taxes - Otero County

Business equipment in Otero County can bring tax paperwork

Buying a shop or farm site in Otero County? Equipment and fixtures can carry their own property tax, separate from land and buildings.

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Money and taxes - Dolores County

A Dolores County tax bill is built from three moving parts

Your property tax here comes from the value the assessor sets, assessment rates set by state law, and the mill levies of the districts that cover your land, then the treasurer collects it.

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Money and taxes - Las Animas County

A Las Animas County tax bill is built from three moving parts

Property tax here comes from a property's value, a state assessment rate, and the combined mill levies of the districts that cover it, which is why similar homes can owe different amounts.

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Money and taxes - Sedgwick County

A Sedgwick County tax bill is built from several districts, not just the county

The property tax on a Sedgwick County parcel combines mill levies from the county, schools, towns, and special districts — which is why two similar homes can owe different amounts.

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Money and taxes - Costilla County

How a Costilla County property tax bill is actually built

A property tax bill in Costilla County comes from three moving parts set by different offices, which is why two similar properties can owe different amounts.

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Money and taxes - Alamosa County

How a property tax bill is built in Alamosa County

A property tax bill in Alamosa County comes from three moving parts — the value, the applicable assessment rates, and the mill levies of the districts that overlap the property.

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Money and taxes - Kiowa County

In Kiowa County, two different offices handle your property tax

A Kiowa County property tax bill is built from value, an assessment rate, and local mill levies, with the assessor setting value and the treasurer collecting the bill.

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Money and taxes - Montrose County

In Montrose County, two offices handle your property taxes

A Montrose County property tax bill runs through two county offices, the assessor who sets the value and the treasurer who collects, and the state explains how the parts fit together.

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Money and taxes - Otero County

In Otero County, your address decides who taxes you

Otero County is a statutory Colorado county, and a property's tax bill is built from county, town, school, and special-district levies that vary by exact location.

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Money and taxes - Delta County

Why two Delta County homes can have very different tax bills

A Colorado property tax bill comes from three moving parts, and overlapping local districts explain why similar homes around Delta County are not taxed the same.

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Local rules - Larimer County

Fort Collins libraries are run by a separate district, not the city

The Poudre River Public Library District, formed by voters in 2006, runs the libraries in Fort Collins and parts of northern Larimer County as an independent taxing district rather than as a city department.

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Money and taxes - El Paso County

The Pikes Peak Library District is its own taxing district

Libraries across much of El Paso County are run by the Pikes Peak Library District, a voter-created special taxing district funded by its own property tax mill levy.

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