Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Douglas County is $2,590.00 per year, based on a median home value of $338,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.76% of property value.

Douglas County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Colorado, Douglas County is ranked 1st by median property taxes, and 1st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Colorado, Douglas County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $100,900.00 greater than the Colorado median of $237,800.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Douglas County.

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1st out of 64 By median yearly property tax

1st out of 64 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Douglas 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 Douglas County are the responsibility of the Douglas County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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