Property Tax & Income in Garfield County, Colorado
Garfield County has an effective property tax rate of 0.42%. On the median home value of $527,800, that's roughly $2,201 per year. Median household income is $91,131.
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 | Garfield County | Colorado (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| Median home value1 | $527,800 | — |
| 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 Garfield County, CO
In Garfield County, Colorado, the median home value sits at $527,800, and the annual real-estate tax bill on that home comes to roughly $2,201 — an effective rate of 0.417%. That rate edges past Colorado's statewide median of 0.386%, and ranks 26th among the state's 64 counties. Buyers weighing a move to Glenwood Springs, Parachute, or New Castle should note how the tax picture interacts with local earnings: median household income here is $91,131, while per-capita income reaches $44,160. Against the national median effective rate of 0.794%, Garfield County's tax load looks far lighter, though its home prices run high enough that the dollar amount still matters. Someone comparing affordability across the country may find the combination of above-average property values and below-average tax rates worth examining closely before committing.