Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Bent County is $423.00 per year, based on a median home value of $69,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.61% of property value.

Bent County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Colorado, Bent County is ranked 60th by median property taxes, and 15th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Bent County collects a median of 0.61% 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 Bent County is $168,400.00 lower than the Colorado median property value of $237,800.00.

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60th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

15th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

60th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Bent 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 Bent County are the responsibility of the Bent County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Las Animas, Colorado.

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