Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Baca County is $399.00 per year, based on a median home value of $72,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.55% of property value.

Baca County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Colorado, Baca County is ranked 62nd by median property taxes, and 22nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Baca County collects a median of 0.55% 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 Baca County is $165,100.00 lower than the Colorado median property value of $237,800.00.

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62nd out of 64 By median yearly property tax

22nd out of 64 By percentage of median home value

59th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Baca 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 Baca County are the responsibility of the Baca County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Springfield, Colorado.

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