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Money and taxes
Property tax, the mill levy, TABOR refunds, sales-tax layers, and the local fees that show up when you own or move to a place in Colorado.
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Money and taxes - June 10, 2026
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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In La Plata County, two similar homes can have different tax bills
A Colorado property tax bill depends on the local districts an address falls within, so two similar La Plata County homes can owe different amounts.
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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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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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In Pitkin County, your property tax bill is built from overlapping districts
Two similar Pitkin County homes can owe different property taxes because each parcel sits inside a different mix of local taxing districts.
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Lincoln County's wind farms are a real part of the local tax base
Large wind projects in and around Lincoln County, with names such as Limon, Rush Creek, and Cedar Point, are a visible feature of the plains and contribute to local property tax revenue.
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Mineral County runs a lodging tax that funds local tourism
Mineral County collects a county lodging tax on short-term stays and puts it into a tourism fund that local groups apply to, a structure worth knowing if you rent out a property.
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Renting your Gunnison County place short-term comes with tax steps
Short stays in Gunnison County can carry lodging and sales taxes, and rules differ by jurisdiction, so a short-term rental usually starts with the right license.
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Short-term rentals here: town rules and lodging tax both apply
If you rent a place short-term in Huerfano County, the rules and lodging taxes you owe depend on whether your property sits inside a town like La Veta or Walsenburg or out in the unincorporated county.
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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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Two prisons sit at the center of Crowley County's economy
Crowley County hosts a state prison in Ordway and a private prison near Olney Springs, and corrections is one of the county's leading sources of jobs.
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Two similar Ouray County homes can have different tax bills
A Colorado property tax bill comes from actual value, an assessment rate, and the mill levies of every district covering a parcel, so two like homes in Ouray County can owe different amounts.
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Where Gilpin County casino tax money goes, and why it matters locally
Colorado's casino tax in Black Hawk and Central City is split by formula among the state, historic preservation, the gaming towns, and Gilpin County.
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Who sets and who collects your Custer County property tax
In Custer County, the assessor values your property and the treasurer collects the tax, with the actual bill built from value, an assessment rate, and local mill levies.
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Why a Denver-metro receipt in Arapahoe County has extra tax layers
Most of Arapahoe County sits inside regional districts like RTD and SCFD that add their own sales tax on top of state and city rates.
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Why a sales receipt in Adams County adds up the way it does
Sales tax in Adams County stacks the state rate with city, county, and special-district rates, so the total can differ from one address to the next.
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Why Aspen buyers pay a real estate transfer tax when most of Colorado does not
Colorado bars most local real estate transfer taxes, but a handful of older resort-town taxes were grandfathered in, and Aspen's is one buyers should budget for at closing.
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Why Moffat County's tax base is in transition
Coal power and coal mining have long been important to Moffat County's property-tax base, and a planned shift away from coal is changing how local services get funded.
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Why two Archuleta County homes can have different tax bills
A Colorado property tax bill has three moving parts, and the local districts that overlap a parcel are a big reason two similar homes pay different amounts.
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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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Why two Gilpin County cabins can have very different tax bills
A Colorado property tax bill has three moving parts, and overlapping local districts are why two similar Gilpin County properties can be taxed differently.
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Why two Lincoln County properties can have very different tax bills
A property tax bill in Lincoln County reflects which overlapping local districts a parcel sits inside, not just the home's value.
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Why two similar Boulder County homes can get different tax bills
A Colorado property tax bill is built from value, an assessment rate, and the mill levies of every district that overlaps the parcel, so neighbors can pay differently.
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Why two similar Clear Creek homes can have different tax bills
A property tax bill in Clear Creek County is built from a home's value, a state assessment rate, and the mill levies of every local district that overlaps the parcel, which is why a home in Idaho Springs can differ from one in Georgetown or unincorporated Dumont.
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