Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Chaves County is $505.00 per year, based on a median home value of $86,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.59% of property value.

Chaves 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 thirty-three counties in New Mexico, Chaves County is ranked 17th by median property taxes, and 4th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Chaves County collects a median of 0.59% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of New Mexico. This is partially because the median property value in Chaves County is $74,700.00 lower than the New Mexico median property value of $160,900.00.

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17th out of 33 By median yearly property tax

4th out of 33 By percentage of median home value

23rd out of 33 By percentage of median income

You can see how Chaves County (highlighted in green) compares to the thirty-three other counties in New Mexico with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in New Mexico, see our New Mexico county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which New Mexico 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 Chaves County are the responsibility of the Chaves County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Roswell, New Mexico.

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