Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Mineral County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Mineral County pays $1,500 a year, an effective rate of 0.35%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,500
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.35%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #41 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Mineral County pay a median $1,500 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.35%, more affordable than 96% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,500
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.35%
- Effective rate on median home
- #138 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($430,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 729. Owner-occupied homes: 269.
The median annual property tax in Mineral County is $1,500, which is 42% lower than the Colorado state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.35% on a median home value of $430,500. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Mineral County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Mineral County's 0.35% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 96% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Mineral County pay a median annual property tax of $1,500, well below the national median and well below the Colorado state median. On a $430,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.35% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Colorado counties by effective rate
Mineral County ranks #41 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (36% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Mineral County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $56,250 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Mineral 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
Mineral County's effective rate fell 12.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 30.7%, leaving the median bill 14.4% higher at $1,500. 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,311 to $1,500, a gain of 14%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 96 of 269 owner-occupied homes (35.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 2.7% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Mineral County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Mineral County homeowners, 96 of 269 owner-occupied homes (35.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.3% (25)
- $800 to $1,499 35.7% (96)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.4% (44)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.2% (65)
- $3,000 or more 4.5% (12)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
27 homes here (10.0%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Colorado handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Mineral County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 23% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Mineral County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Mineral County's effective rate is higher than 36% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #41 of 64.
Where Mineral County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.35% Among the most affordable more affordable than 96% 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 0.35%, Mineral County sits in the lowest 4% 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 $1,500, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Mineral County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Mineral 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 Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
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.
Mineral County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Mineral County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,500 +2.6% | 0.35% |
| 2023 | $1,462 +1.3% | 0.35% |
| 2022 | $1,443 +4.3% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | $1,384 +5.6% | 0.39% |
| 2020 | $1,311 | 0.40% |
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.
Mineral County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Mineral County's effective rate
On effective rate, Mineral County sits nearest Gilmer County (GA), Lemhi County (ID), De Soto Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Reno County (KS), Schoolcraft County (MI), Lafayette County (FL).
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
Mineral County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 20 of 490 returns from Mineral County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,350 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k 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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Mineral County rate FAQs
- How does Mineral County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Mineral County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.35% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Mineral County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Mineral County is $1,500, an effective rate of 0.35% on a $430,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Mineral County?
- Mineral County, Colorado scores B- (67/100) 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+ (0.35%). 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 Mineral County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Mineral County climbed 14.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,311 to $1,500, 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 Mineral County?
- Property taxes in Mineral County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $56,250 median household income.
What to do with Mineral County's QUIET rate
Mineral County's $1,500 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 →
Mineral County ranks #41 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 Mineral 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: 0.35%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,500/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Mineral County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Mineral County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Chase County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mineral County at $1,500/yr; rate 1.37% vs Mineral County 0.35%.
Clearfield County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mineral County at $1,500/yr; rate 1.09% vs Mineral County 0.35%.
Comanche County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mineral County at $1,500/yr; rate 2.16% vs Mineral County 0.35%.
Onslow County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,502/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.64% vs Mineral County 0.35%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Mineral 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 Mineral County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.