Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Eagle County is $2,205.00 per year, based on a median home value of $530,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.42% of property value.

Eagle 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, Eagle County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 38th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Eagle County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Eagle County is $530,900.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $237,800.00

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3rd out of 64 By median yearly property tax

38th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

1st out of 64 By percentage of median income

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

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