Routt County Property Taxes
Routt County, Colorado
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
59.6% above state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$208/mo escrow
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Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.33%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$756,200
State avg ▲ $398,069
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$2,409
$201/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$2,777
$231/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#19
of 64 counties (1 = lowest)
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About Property Taxes in Routt County, Colorado
Routt County's low rate, high bills
Routt County's effective tax rate of 0.329% places it in the bottom 10% nationally, yet the median property tax of $2,490 nearly matches the national median of $2,690 due to Routt's staggeringly high home values. The median property here is valued at $756,200—more than 2.7 times the national median.
Second-lowest rate, highest values
Routt County's 0.329% effective rate ranks among Colorado's lowest, falling well below the state average of 0.393%, yet its median property tax of $2,490 is the second-highest among these eight counties. This paradox reflects Routt's boom in high-value resort real estate.
Lowest rate, but resort-driven prices
Routt County's 0.329% rate nearly matches Prowers County (0.327%) and beats Rio Blanco (0.344%), but its $756,200 median home value towers over all comparison counties. A homeowner in Routt pays more in absolute dollars than anywhere else here despite the lowest effective rate.
Median $756,200 home costs $2,490
A homeowner with the median-valued property of $756,200 in Routt County pays approximately $2,490 per year in property taxes. With a mortgage, that drops to $2,409; without, it rises to $2,777.
Resort market requires vigilant appeals
Routt County's ski-town property market moves quickly, and assessment lags can leave homeowners overpaying based on outdated valuations or inflated market assumptions. Property owners should regularly compare their assessments to recent arm's-length sales and file appeals if their assessed value exceeds fair market value.
How Routt County Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Routt County
0.33%
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.