Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Eagle County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Eagle County pays $3,510 a year, an effective rate of 0.42%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,510
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.42%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- +76%
- vs U.S. average
- #26 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Eagle County pay a median $3,510 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.42%, more affordable than 92% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,510
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.42%
- Effective rate on median home
- #265 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +76%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($839,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 55,135. Owner-occupied homes: 14,545.
The median annual property tax in Eagle County is $3,510, which is 35% higher than the Colorado state average and 76% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.42% on a median home value of $839,500. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Eagle County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Eagle County's 0.42% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 92% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Eagle County pay a median annual property tax of $3,510, far above the national median and well above the Colorado state median. On a $839,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.42% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Colorado counties by effective rate
Eagle County ranks #26 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (59% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Eagle County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $104,096 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Eagle 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
Eagle County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.7% up, against a median home value that rose 36.0%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 36.9%, from $2,563 to $3,510.
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 $2,563 to $3,510. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 8,378 of 14,545 owner-occupied homes (57.6%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 3.4% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Eagle County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Eagle County homeowners, 8,378 of 14,545 owner-occupied homes (57.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.4% (790)
- $800 to $1,499 12.3% (1,790)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.2% (1,190)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.3% (2,083)
- $3,000 or more 57.6% (8,378)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
314 homes here (2.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Colorado handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Eagle County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 10% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Eagle County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Eagle County's effective rate is higher than 59% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #26 of 64.
Where Eagle County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.42% Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.42%, Eagle County sits in the lowest 8% 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 $3,510, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Eagle County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Eagle County | Colorado Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Eagle County is QUIET · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Eagle County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,510 +5.1% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | $3,339 +14.8% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | $2,908 +9.4% | 0.40% |
| 2021 | $2,657 +3.7% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | $2,563 | 0.42% |
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.
Eagle County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Eagle County's effective rate
On effective rate, Eagle County sits nearest Howard County (AR), Calhoun County (AL), Red River Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hanson County (SD), Fayette County (TN), Union County (OR).
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
Eagle County: only 12% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 3,930 of 31,820 returns from Eagle County reported real estate taxes, averaging $7,733 - 46% of those reporters sat in the $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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Eagle County rate FAQs
- How does Eagle County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Eagle County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.42% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Eagle County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Eagle County is $3,510, an effective rate of 0.42% on a $839,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Eagle County?
- Eagle County, Colorado scores C- (51/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-383). 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 Eagle County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Eagle County jumped 36.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,563 to $3,510, 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 Eagle County?
- Property taxes in Eagle County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $104,096 median household income.
What to do with Eagle County's QUIET rate
Eagle County's $3,510 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Eagle County ranks #26 of 64 Colorado counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Colorado overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Eagle 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: 0.42%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,510/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Eagle County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Eagle County (QUIET · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET HEAVY
Sangamon County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,512/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.99% vs Eagle County 0.42%.
Eau Claire County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,514/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.35% vs Eagle County 0.42%.
Hood River County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,515/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.53% vs Eagle County 0.42%.
Chelan County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,503/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 0.71% vs Eagle County 0.42%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Eagle County stamps QUIET · HEAVY - 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 Eagle County (QUIET · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.