Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Curry County is $551.00 per year, based on a median home value of $98,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.56% of property value.

Curry County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the thirty-three counties in New Mexico, Curry County is ranked 13th by median property taxes, and 12th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Curry County collects a median of 0.56% 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 Curry County is $62,400.00 lower than the New Mexico median property value of $160,900.00.

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13th out of 33 By median yearly property tax

12th out of 33 By percentage of median home value

19th out of 33 By percentage of median income

You can see how Curry 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 Curry County are the responsibility of the Curry County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Clovis, New Mexico.

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