Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Conejos County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Conejos County pays $780 a year, an effective rate of 0.40%, far below the U.S. average.
- $780
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.40%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -61%
- vs U.S. average
- #29 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Conejos County pay a median $780 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.40%, more affordable than 93% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $780
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.40%
- Effective rate on median home
- #217 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -61%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($193,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 7,530. Owner-occupied homes: 2,421.
The median annual property tax in Conejos County is $780, which is 70% lower than the Colorado state average and 61% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.40% on a median home value of $193,400. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
Conejos County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Conejos County's 0.40% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 93% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Conejos County pay a median annual property tax of $780, far below the national median and far below the Colorado state median. On a $193,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.40% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Conejos County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $50,978 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 19.1%, from $655 to $780. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Near the middle of Colorado counties by effective rate
Conejos County ranks #29 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (55% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Conejos County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 34% from $584 to $780. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,199 of 2,421 owner-occupied homes (49.5%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.5% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Conejos County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Conejos County homeowners, 1,199 of 2,421 owner-occupied homes (49.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 49.5% (1,199)
- $800 to $1,499 24.7% (597)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.0% (218)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.9% (239)
- $3,000 or more 3.6% (87)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
81 homes here (3.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Colorado handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Conejos County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+69%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Conejos County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Conejos County's effective rate is higher than 55% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #29 of 64.
Where Conejos County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.40% Among the most affordable more affordable than 93% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.40%, Conejos County sits in the lowest 7% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $780, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Conejos County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Conejos County | Colorado Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.5% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Conejos County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Conejos County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $780 +19.1% | 0.40% |
| 2023 | $655 +1.6% | 0.40% |
| 2022 | $645 +5.7% | 0.42% |
| 2021 | $610 +4.5% | 0.47% |
| 2020 | $584 | 0.47% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Conejos County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near Conejos County's effective rate
On effective rate, Conejos County sits nearest Randolph County (AR), Madison County (AL), Colbert County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Banks County (GA), White County (IL), Whitley County (IN).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Conejos County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 90 of 3,290 returns from Conejos County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,856 - 56% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Conejos County rate FAQs
- How does Conejos County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Conejos County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.40% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Conejos County?
- Conejos County, Colorado scores B (74/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A+ (0.40%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Conejos County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Conejos County is $780, an effective rate of 0.40% on a $193,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Conejos County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Conejos County is recorded at $780 in the 2024 5-year release against $584 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,421 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Conejos County?
- Property taxes in Conejos County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $50,978 median household income.
What to do with Conejos County's QUIET rate
Conejos County's $780 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.5% of Conejos County's $50,978 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Conejos County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.40%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $780/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Conejos County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Conejos County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Morgan County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Conejos County at $780/yr; rate 0.66% vs Conejos County 0.40%.
Hickman County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $779/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.67% vs Conejos County 0.40%.
Knox County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $779/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.66% vs Conejos County 0.40%.
Vermillion County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $781/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Conejos County 0.40%.
Bertie County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Conejos County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (0.79% vs 0.40%).
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Conejos County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Conejos County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.