Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Kit Carson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Kit Carson County pays $1,185 a year, an effective rate of 0.49%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,185
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.49%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -41%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Kit Carson County pay a median $1,185 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.49%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,185
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.49%
- Effective rate on median home
- #486 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -41%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($239,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 7,023. Owner-occupied homes: 2,103.
The median annual property tax in Kit Carson County is $1,185, which is 54% lower than the Colorado state average and 41% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.49% on a median home value of $239,500. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Kit Carson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Kit Carson County's 0.49% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Kit Carson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,185, well below the national median and far below the Colorado state median. On a $239,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.49% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Colorado counties by effective rate
Kit Carson County ranks #12 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (81% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Kit Carson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $70,259 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 3.9%, from $1,141 to $1,185. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Kit Carson 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 46% from $814 to $1,185. 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: 715 of 2,103 owner-occupied homes (34.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.7% 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 Kit Carson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Kit Carson County homeowners, 715 of 2,103 owner-occupied homes (34.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 34.0% (715)
- $800 to $1,499 26.1% (548)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.6% (264)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.0% (358)
- $3,000 or more 6.0% (127)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
91 homes here (4.3%) 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 Kit Carson County pay a substantially higher bill, 45% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Kit Carson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Kit Carson County's effective rate is higher than 81% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #12 of 64.
Where Kit Carson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.49% Among the most affordable more affordable than 84% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Kit Carson County moved from $814 in the 2020 release to $1,185 in 2024, a change of about 46%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Kit Carson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Kit Carson County | Colorado Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
Kit Carson County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Kit Carson County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,185 +3.9% | 0.49% |
| 2023 | $1,141 +16.7% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | $978 +2.1% | 0.54% |
| 2021 | $958 +17.7% | 0.59% |
| 2020 | $814 | 0.64% |
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.
Kit Carson County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Kit Carson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Kit Carson County sits nearest Perry County (AR), Franklin County (AR), Chicot County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are McCook County (SD), Big Horn County (MT), Emery County (UT).
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
Kit Carson County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 3,310 returns from Kit Carson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,800 - 100% 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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Kit Carson County rate FAQs
- How does Kit Carson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Kit Carson County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.49% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Kit Carson County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Kit Carson County is $1,185, an effective rate of 0.49% on a $239,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Kit Carson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Kit Carson County is recorded at $1,185 in the 2024 5-year release against $814 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 2,103 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 is the tax affordability score for Kit Carson County?
- Kit Carson County, Colorado scores B- (68/100) 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- (0.49%). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Kit Carson County?
- Property taxes in Kit Carson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $70,259 median household income.
What to do with Kit Carson County's QUIET rate
Kit Carson County's $1,185 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 1.7% of Kit Carson County's $70,259 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Kit Carson 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: 0.49%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,185/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Kit Carson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Kit Carson County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Brantley County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kit Carson County at $1,185/yr; rate 1.19% vs Kit Carson County 0.49%.
Madison County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kit Carson County at $1,185/yr; rate 0.56% vs Kit Carson County 0.49%.
Madison County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kit Carson County at $1,185/yr; rate 0.40% vs Kit Carson County 0.49%.
Worth County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kit Carson County at $1,185/yr; rate 1.13% vs Kit Carson County 0.49%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.