Property Tax & Income in Denver County, Colorado
Denver County has an effective property tax rate of 0.45%. On the median home value of $616,000, that's roughly $2,751 per year. Median household income is $94,718.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Denver County | Colorado (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.45% | 0.39% |
| Median home value1 | $616,000 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 4.40% | top rate 4.40% |
| State sales tax3 | 7.89% combined | 7.89% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Denver County, CO
Denver County’s effective property tax rate of 0.447% sits above Colorado’s statewide median of 0.386%, placing it 19th among the state’s 64 counties. That ranking signals a tax environment somewhat heavier than what many Colorado counties offer, though the gap between Denver and the state midpoint is fairly narrow. Against the national median of 0.794%, however, the county’s rate looks considerably lighter — roughly half the U.S. figure. On a median home value of $616,000, that rate yields an annual real-estate tax bill of about $2,751. With median household income at $94,718 and per-capita income of $64,163, the tax load stays contained relative to earnings. For homeowners in Denver, the county’s standing reflects a middle path: pricier than much of Colorado, but far gentler than the country as a whole.