#1Walsenburg
Huerfano County · 3,039 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.27% of the median home value
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Towns with the lowest property taxes in Colorado
Walsenburg has the lowest property-tax bills of Colorado’s 156 towns of 2,500+: homeowners’ median bill is $393 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town’s median bill here is $2,680.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners pay. The survey reports bills of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so those towns are listed below the list, not ranked. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#1$393
#2Lamar
Prowers County · 7,588 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.29% of the median home value
#3Federal Heights
Adams County · 14,075 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.53% of the median home value
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Median yearly bill, lowest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 4 towns here).
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1 town with bills of $10,000+
The survey reports a median bill of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so this town can’t be placed against each other or the list.
- Cherry Hills Village Arapahoe County · 6,389 people
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Which Colorado town has the lowest property taxes?
Walsenburg (Huerfano County): homeowners’ median bill is $393 a year. Lamar ($441) and Federal Heights ($509) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the median yearly property-tax bill homeowners report to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), lowest first. Towns with the same bill share a rank (T). The share of home value is the bill divided by the median home value, both from the survey. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with a reported bill under $10,000 (156 in Colorado); bills of $10,000+ can’t be told apart, so those towns are listed separately. Smaller towns show their bill on their Cost of living page. 1 Colorado town is listed above at $10,000+. Every town is on the Colorado page.
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