Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Custer County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Custer County pays $1,547 a year, an effective rate of 0.39%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,547
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.39%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #33 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Custer County pay a median $1,547 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.39%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,547
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.39%
- Effective rate on median home
- #199 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($392,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 5,247. Owner-occupied homes: 2,280.
The median annual property tax in Custer County is $1,547, which is 41% lower than the Colorado state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.39% on a median home value of $392,100. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Custer County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Custer County's 0.39% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 94% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Colorado median
Homeowners in Custer County pay a median annual property tax of $1,547, notably lower than the national median and well below the Colorado state median. On a $392,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.39% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 19.0%, from $1,300 to $1,547. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Custer County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $72,674 median household income.
Decision signal 5
Near the middle of Colorado counties by effective rate
Custer County ranks #33 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (48% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Custer 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 44% from $1,074 to $1,547. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 572 of 2,280 owner-occupied homes (25.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.1% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Custer County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Custer County homeowners, 572 of 2,280 owner-occupied homes (25.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 21.0% (478)
- $800 to $1,499 25.1% (572)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.0% (387)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.7% (427)
- $3,000 or more 13.5% (308)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
108 homes here (4.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Colorado handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Custer County, mortgaged homeowners pay 20% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Custer County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Custer County's effective rate is higher than 48% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #33 of 64.
Where Custer County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.39% Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% 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 0.39%, Custer County sits in the lowest 6% 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 $1,547, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Custer County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Custer County | Colorado Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Custer County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Custer County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,547 +19.0% | 0.39% |
| 2023 | $1,300 +8.7% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | $1,196 +9.2% | 0.37% |
| 2021 | $1,095 +2.0% | 0.42% |
| 2020 | $1,074 | 0.43% |
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.
Custer County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Custer County's effective rate
On effective rate, Custer County sits nearest Lowndes County (AL), Etowah County (AL), Escambia County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Valley County (ID), Jack County (TX), Matagorda County (TX).
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
Custer County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 180 of 2,660 returns from Custer County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,144 - 39% 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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Custer County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Custer County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Custer County is $1,547, an effective rate of 0.39% on a $392,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Custer County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Custer County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.39% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Custer County?
- Custer County, Colorado scores C+ (63/100) 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+ (0.39%). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Custer County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Custer County is recorded at $1,547 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,074 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 2,280 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 Custer County?
- Property taxes in Custer County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $72,674 median household income.
What to do with Custer County's QUIET rate
Inside Colorado, Custer County's $1,547 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Colorado overview →
Custer County ranks #33 of 64 Colorado counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Colorado overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Custer 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: 0.39%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,547/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Custer County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Custer County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Mathews County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Custer County at $1,547/yr; rate 0.43% vs Custer County 0.39%.
Callaway County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,548/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.77% vs Custer County 0.39%.
Henderson County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,548/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.90% vs Custer County 0.39%.
Platte County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,549/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.52% vs Custer County 0.39%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Custer County stamps QUIET · MID - 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 Custer County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.