Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Alamosa County is $747.00 per year, based on a median home value of $131,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.57% of property value.

Alamosa County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Colorado, Alamosa County is ranked 39th by median property taxes, and 17th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Alamosa County collects a median of 0.57% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Colorado. This is partially because the median property value in Alamosa County is $106,700.00 lower than the Colorado median property value of $237,800.00.

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39th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

17th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

35th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Alamosa County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-four other counties in Colorado with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Colorado, see our Colorado county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Colorado counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Alamosa County are the responsibility of the Alamosa County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Alamosa, Colorado.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Alamosa County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Alamosa County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Alamosa County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Alamosa County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Alamosa County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).