Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in San Juan County is $954.00 per year, based on a median home value of $252,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.38% of property value.

San Juan 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, San Juan County is ranked 27th by median property taxes, and 44th by median tax as percentage of home value.

San Juan County has lower property taxes than many other Colorado counties. The median home value is $252,000.00, compared to the median property value in Colorado of $237,800.00

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27th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

44th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

29th out of 64 By percentage of median income

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

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