Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Archuleta County is $1,260.00 per year, based on a median home value of $304,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.41% of property value.

Archuleta 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, Archuleta County is ranked 19th by median property taxes, and 41st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Archuleta County has lower property taxes than many other Colorado counties. The median home value is $304,400.00, compared to the median property value in Colorado of $237,800.00

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19th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

41st out of 64 By percentage of median home value

13th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Archuleta 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 Archuleta County are the responsibility of the Archuleta County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Archuleta County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Archuleta County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Archuleta County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Archuleta 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 Archuleta County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).