Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Rio Grande County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Rio Grande County pays $925 a year, an effective rate of 0.39%, far below the U.S. average.
- $925
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.39%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -54%
- vs U.S. average
- #33 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Rio Grande County pay a median $925 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.39%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $925
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.39%
- Effective rate on median home
- #199 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -54%
- 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: 11,321. Owner-occupied homes: 3,444.
The median annual property tax in Rio Grande County is $925, which is 64% lower than the Colorado state average and 54% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.39% on a median home value of $239,500. Property taxes represent 1.4% of the median household income in this county.
Rio Grande County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Rio Grande County's 0.39% 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 Rio Grande County pay a median annual property tax of $925, far 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 0.39% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Rio Grande County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $64,411 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 3.6%, from $893 to $925. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Near the middle of Colorado counties by effective rate
Rio Grande County ranks #33 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (48% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Rio Grande 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 25% from $738 to $925. 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: 1,378 of 3,444 owner-occupied homes (40.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.4% 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 Rio Grande County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Rio Grande County homeowners, 1,378 of 3,444 owner-occupied homes (40.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 40.0% (1,378)
- $800 to $1,499 34.9% (1,202)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.0% (275)
- $2,000 to $2,999 8.5% (293)
- $3,000 or more 5.9% (203)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
93 homes here (2.7%) 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 Rio Grande County pay a substantially higher bill, 36% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Rio Grande County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Rio Grande County's effective rate is higher than 48% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #33 of 64.
Where Rio Grande County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.39% Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% 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 0.39%, Rio Grande 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 $925, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Rio Grande County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Rio Grande County | Colorado Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.4% | - | - |
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.
Rio Grande County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Rio Grande County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $925 +3.6% | 0.39% |
| 2023 | $893 +7.6% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | $830 +3.1% | 0.41% |
| 2021 | $805 +9.1% | 0.45% |
| 2020 | $738 | 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.
Rio Grande County: tax takes only 1.4% of income
Counties near Rio Grande County's effective rate
On effective rate, Rio Grande County sits nearest Lowndes County (AL), Etowah County (AL), Escambia County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Yolo County (CA), Barren County (KY), West Baton Rouge Parish (LA).
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
Rio Grande County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 6,250 returns from Rio Grande County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,187 - 40% 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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Rio Grande County rate FAQs
- How does Rio Grande County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Rio Grande County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.39% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Rio Grande County?
- Rio Grande County, Colorado scores B+ (77/100) 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+ (0.39%). 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 Rio Grande County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Rio Grande County is $925, an effective rate of 0.39% on a $239,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Rio Grande County?
- Property taxes in Rio Grande County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $64,411 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Rio Grande County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Rio Grande County is recorded at $925 in the 2024 5-year release against $738 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 3,444 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 to do with Rio Grande County's QUIET rate
Rio Grande County's $925 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 1.4% of Rio Grande County's $64,411 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Rio Grande 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: 0.39%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $925/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Rio Grande County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Rio Grande County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Pemiscot County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Rio Grande County at $925/yr; rate 0.95% vs Rio Grande County 0.39%.
Webster County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Rio Grande County at $925/yr; rate 1.12% vs Rio Grande County 0.39%.
Carroll County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $924/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.79% vs Rio Grande County 0.39%.
Boone County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $927/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.49% vs Rio Grande County 0.39%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.