Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Otero County is $486.00 per year, based on a median home value of $93,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.52% of property value.

Otero 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, Otero County is ranked 53rd by median property taxes, and 27th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Otero County collects a median of 0.52% 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 Otero County is $144,000.00 lower than the Colorado median property value of $237,800.00.

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53rd out of 64 By median yearly property tax

27th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

53rd out of 64 By percentage of median income

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

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