Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Delta County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Delta County pays $1,068 a year, an effective rate of 0.31%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,068
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.31%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -46%
- vs U.S. average
- #52 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Delta County pay a median $1,068 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.31%, more affordable than 98% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,068
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.31%
- Effective rate on median home
- #75 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -46%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($343,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 31,598. Owner-occupied homes: 10,100.
The median annual property tax in Delta County is $1,068, which is 59% lower than the Colorado state average and 46% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.31% on a median home value of $343,200. Property taxes represent 1.8% of the median household income in this county.
Delta County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Delta County's 0.31% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 98% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Delta County pay a median annual property tax of $1,068, well below the national median and far below the Colorado state median. On a $343,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.31% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Colorado counties by effective rate
Delta County ranks #52 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (19% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Delta County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $57,774 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Delta 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Delta County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 1.1% up, against a median home value that rose 35.4%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 36.9%, from $780 to $1,068.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 37% from $780 to $1,068. 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 3,873 of 10,100 owner-occupied homes (38.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.8% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Delta County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Delta County homeowners, 3,873 of 10,100 owner-occupied homes (38.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 30.8% (3,108)
- $800 to $1,499 38.3% (3,873)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.3% (1,137)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.7% (980)
- $3,000 or more 6.4% (651)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
351 homes here (3.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Colorado handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Delta County pay about the same bill, within a 1% gap either way.
Delta County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Delta County's effective rate is higher than 19% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #52 of 64.
Where Delta County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.31% Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% 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 0.31%, Delta County sits in the lowest 2% 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 $1,068, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Delta County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Delta 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 | 1.8% | - | - |
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.
Delta County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Delta County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,068 +8.3% | 0.31% |
| 2023 | $986 +6.8% | 0.31% |
| 2022 | $923 +8.8% | 0.32% |
| 2021 | $848 +8.7% | 0.32% |
| 2020 | $780 | 0.31% |
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.
Delta County: tax takes only 1.8% of income
Counties near Delta County's effective rate
On effective rate, Delta County sits nearest Houston County (AL), Conecuh County (AL), Teton County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hanson County (SD), Union County (OR), Waseca County (MN).
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
Delta County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 520 of 15,230 returns from Delta County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,254 - 31% 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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Delta County rate FAQs
- How does Delta County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Delta County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.31% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Delta County?
- Delta County, Colorado scores B+ (76/100) 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+ (0.31%). 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 Delta County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Delta County is $1,068, an effective rate of 0.31% on a $343,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Delta County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Delta County jumped 36.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $780 to $1,068, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Delta County?
- Property taxes in Delta County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $57,774 median household income.
What to do with Delta County's QUIET rate
Delta County's $1,068 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 1.8% of Delta County's $57,774 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Delta 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: 0.31%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,068/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Delta County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Delta County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Scotland County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Delta County at $1,068/yr; rate 0.93% vs Delta County 0.31%.
Daviess County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,067/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.66% vs Delta County 0.31%.
Vernon County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,067/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.67% vs Delta County 0.31%.
Carroll County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,070/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.76% vs Delta County 0.31%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Delta 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 Delta County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.