Rio Grande County Property Taxes
Rio Grande County, Colorado
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
42.8% below state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$74/mo escrow
Estimate Your Tax
Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.41%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$215,400
State avg ▼ $398,069
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$988
$82/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$648
$54/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#41
of 64 counties (1 = lowest)
Data Story
About Property Taxes in Rio Grande County, Colorado
Rio Grande tax rate near national norm
Rio Grande County's effective tax rate of 0.415% sits slightly above the national median, putting homeowners in roughly the 55th percentile nationwide. The median property tax of $893 is just 33% of the national median of $2,690, thanks to Rio Grande's lower home values.
Slightly above Colorado's average
Rio Grande County's effective rate of 0.415% modestly exceeds Colorado's state average of 0.393%, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the state's tax burden. The median property tax of $893 falls well short of the state median of $1,560 due to smaller home values.
Moderate tax rate for southern Colorado
Rio Grande County's 0.415% rate ranks between Saguache County (0.340%) and Phillips County (0.495%), occupying the middle ground among these eight counties. The tax burden here reflects a balance between rates and property values.
Median $215,400 home costs $893
A homeowner with the median-valued property of $215,400 in Rio Grande County pays approximately $893 per year in property taxes. With a mortgage, that increases to $988; without, it drops to $648.
Assessment review protects your equity
Rio Grande County homeowners should periodically compare their assessed values to recent sales of similar properties in the county and surrounding areas. A modest overassessment can still represent hundreds of dollars in unnecessary annual payments—worth investigating.
How Rio Grande County Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Rio Grande County
0.41%
Effective rate
Colorado Avg
0.39%
Effective rate
National Avg
0.91%
Effective rate
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Data updated: March 2026
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Effective tax rate is calculated as median property tax divided by median home value.