Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Santa Fe County is $1,148.00 per year, based on a median home value of $291,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.39% of property value.

Santa Fe 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, Santa Fe County is ranked 4th by median property taxes, and 27th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Santa Fe County has lower property taxes than many other New Mexico counties. The median home value is $291,700.00, compared to the median property value in New Mexico of $160,900.00

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4th out of 33 By median yearly property tax

27th out of 33 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 33 By percentage of median income

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

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