Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Prowers County is $485.00 per year, based on a median home value of $83,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.58% of property value.

Prowers 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, Prowers County is ranked 54th by median property taxes, and 15th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Prowers County collects a median of 0.58% 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 Prowers County is $154,800.00 lower than the Colorado median property value of $237,800.00.

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54th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

15th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

54th out of 64 By percentage of median income

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

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