Colorado · County property tax · ACS 2024
Yuma County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Yuma County pays $1,003 a year, an effective rate of 0.47%, far below the U.S. average.
- $1,003
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.47%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -50%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 64
- rank in CO
The verdict
Homeowners in Yuma County pay a median $1,003 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.47%, more affordable than 87% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,003
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.47%
- Effective rate on median home
- #418 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -50%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($211,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Colorado. Population: 9,979. Owner-occupied homes: 2,811.
The median annual property tax in Yuma County is $1,003, which is 61% lower than the Colorado state average and 50% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.47% on a median home value of $211,700. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Yuma County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Yuma County's 0.47% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 87%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Yuma County pay a median annual property tax of $1,003, far below the national median and far below the Colorado state median. On a $211,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.47% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Colorado counties by effective rate
Yuma County ranks #15 of 64 counties in Colorado by effective rate (77% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Yuma County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $60,545 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Yuma 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
Yuma County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.9% up, against a median home value that rose 11.2%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 12.2%, from $894 to $1,003.
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 $894 to $1,003, a gain of 12%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,062 of 2,811 owner-occupied homes (37.8%) 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 1.7% 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 Yuma County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Yuma County homeowners, 1,062 of 2,811 owner-occupied homes (37.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 37.8% (1,062)
- $800 to $1,499 28.2% (793)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.8% (304)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.8% (190)
- $3,000 or more 12.9% (364)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
98 homes here (3.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Colorado handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Yuma County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Yuma County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Yuma County's effective rate is higher than 77% of the 64 counties in Colorado - ranking #15 of 64.
Where Yuma County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.47% Among the most affordable more affordable than 87% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Colorado, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 2% of the Colorado median, yet the median bill runs 61% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,003 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Yuma County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Yuma County | Colorado Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low 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.
Yuma County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Colorado counties.
Yuma County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,003 -2.1% | 0.47% |
| 2023 | $1,025 +7.2% | 0.48% |
| 2022 | $956 +2.7% | 0.47% |
| 2021 | $931 +4.1% | 0.50% |
| 2020 | $894 | 0.47% |
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.
Yuma County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Yuma County's effective rate
On effective rate, Yuma County sits nearest St. Francis County (AR), Marion County (AR), Lawrence County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Winnebago County (IL), Warren County (IL), Wilson County (KS).
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
Yuma County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 110 of 4,480 returns from Yuma County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,845 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Yuma County rate FAQs
- How does Yuma County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Yuma County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.47% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Yuma County?
- Yuma County, Colorado scores B (73/100) 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 (0.47%). 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 Yuma County, Colorado?
- The median annual property tax in Yuma County is $1,003, an effective rate of 0.47% on a $211,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Yuma County?
- Property taxes in Yuma County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $60,545 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Yuma County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Yuma County climbed 12.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $894 to $1,003, 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 to do with Yuma County's QUIET rate
Yuma County's $1,003 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 Yuma County's $60,545 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Yuma 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: 0.47%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,003/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Yuma County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Yuma County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Cibola County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Yuma County at $1,003/yr; rate 0.80% vs Yuma County 0.47%.
Wilkes County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,002/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Yuma County 0.47%.
Hardin County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,001/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.96% vs Yuma County 0.47%.
Alleghany County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,000/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.79% vs Yuma County 0.47%.
Colorado county set
State ACS overview for every published Colorado county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Yuma 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 Yuma County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.