Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Mesa County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Mesa County pays $1,439 a year, an effective rate of 0.38%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,439
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.38%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -28%
- vs U.S. average
- #34 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Mesa County pay a median $1,439 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.38%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,439
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.38%
- Effective rate on median home
- #179 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -28%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($378,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 158,601. Owner-occupied homes: 47,707.
The median annual property tax in Mesa County is $1,439, which is 45% lower than the Colorado state average and 28% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.38% on a median home value of $378,600. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Mesa County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Mesa County's 0.38% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 94% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Mesa County pay a median annual property tax of $1,439, well below the national median and well below the Colorado state median. On a $378,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.38% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Mesa County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $73,658 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Colorado counties by effective rate
Mesa County ranks #34 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (47% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Mesa 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Mesa County's effective rate fell 12.6% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 54.5%, leaving the median bill 35.1% higher at $1,439. That rate move is larger than the one in 51% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 35% from $1,065 to $1,439. 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 16,986 of 47,707 owner-occupied homes (35.6%). 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 2.0% 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 Mesa County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Mesa County homeowners, 16,986 of 47,707 owner-occupied homes (35.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.5% (7,855)
- $800 to $1,499 35.6% (16,986)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.8% (9,445)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.2% (7,721)
- $3,000 or more 9.6% (4,592)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,108 homes here (2.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Colorado handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Mesa County, mortgaged homeowners pay 10% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Mesa County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Mesa County's effective rate is higher than 47% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #34 of 64.
Where Mesa County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.38% 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 0.38%, Mesa 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 $1,439, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Mesa County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Mesa 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 | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Mesa County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Mesa County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,439 +6.0% | 0.38% |
| 2023 | $1,357 +7.5% | 0.39% |
| 2022 | $1,262 +10.8% | 0.40% |
| 2021 | $1,139 +6.9% | 0.43% |
| 2020 | $1,065 | 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.
Mesa County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Mesa County's effective rate
On effective rate, Mesa County sits nearest Newton County (AR), Skagway Municipality (AK), Russell County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Grant County (NM), Tallapoosa County (AL), Jasper County (GA).
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
Mesa County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,230 of 77,650 returns from Mesa County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,954 - 35% 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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Mesa County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Mesa County?
- Mesa County, Colorado scores B (70/100) 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+ (0.38%). 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.
- How does Mesa County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Mesa County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.38% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Mesa County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Mesa County is $1,439, an effective rate of 0.38% on a $378,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Mesa County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Mesa County jumped 35.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,065 to $1,439, 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 Mesa County?
- Property taxes in Mesa County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $73,658 median household income.
What to do with Mesa County's QUIET rate
Mesa County's $1,439 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 2.0% of Mesa County's $73,658 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Mesa 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: 0.38%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,439/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Mesa County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Mesa County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Jefferson County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mesa County at $1,439/yr; rate 0.62% vs Mesa County 0.38%.
Benewah County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,443/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.49% vs Mesa County 0.38%.
Clearwater County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,443/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.54% vs Mesa County 0.38%.
Wilkin County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,435/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.79% vs Mesa County 0.38%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Mesa 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 Mesa County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.