Property tax in Las Animas County, Colorado

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Las Animas County, Colorado is $535 a year, which is about 0.23% of the county's median home value of $237,600. That effective rate is lower than the typical Colorado county (0.39%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Las Animas County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Las Animas County's average effective rate of 0.23% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $546 / year

Property tax in Las Animas County at a glance

Las Animas County, Colorado property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$535
Median home value	$237,600
Effective tax rate	0.23%
Typical Colorado county rate	0.39%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Las Animas County compare in Colorado?

Among Colorado's 64 counties, Las Animas County has the 63rd highest effective property-tax rate: 62 rank higher and 1 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 3121st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Colorado county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Las Animas County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Las Animas County's 4,466 owner-occupied homes, 2.9% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 8.6% pay at least $2,000, and 68.8% pay under $800. Another 2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Las Animas County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	3,071	68.8%
$800 to $1,499	626	14%
$1,500 to $1,999	297	6.7%
$2,000 to $2,999	254	5.7%
$3,000 or more	130	2.9%
No property tax paid	88	2%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $634 and owners without one pay $408. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Las Animas County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $535 is about 0.8% of the median income of Las Animas County homeowner households, $65,707 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 68.6% of Las Animas County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Las Animas County?

Yes. The median bill went from $418 in 2015-2019 to $535 in 2020-2024, a 28% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 57.2%, from $151,100 to $237,600. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Las Animas County

Las Animas County borders 8 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Las Animas County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Union County, NM	0.7%	$859	$122,700
Colfax County, NM	0.52%	$867	$167,200
Pueblo County, CO	0.5%	$1,467	$291,300
Baca County, CO	0.44%	$545	$122,900
Bent County, CO	0.35%	$517	$146,900
Costilla County, CO	0.32%	$582	$184,700
Otero County, CO	0.31%	$520	$168,900
Huerfano County, CO	0.28%	$699	$247,800
Las Animas County, CO (this county)	0.23%	$535	$237,600

How is a home assessed in Las Animas County?

Colorado assesses homes at 6.8% of market value in every county, Las Animas County included. How Colorado assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Las Animas County?

No. Colorado has no general homestead exemption; the closest broad relief is a 10% reduction on the first $700,000 of value for the local government portion, which applies to all residential property. That is the Colorado rule, and it applies in Las Animas County. Colorado's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Las Animas County?

Bills cover the preceding year and are mailed soon after January 1. If your tax is over $25 you can pay in full by April 30 or in two halves due the last day of February and June 15. Bills of $25 or less must be paid in full by April 30.

Colorado splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Colorado rule. Las Animas County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Las Animas County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County assessor, then the County Board of Equalization, then the Board of Assessment Appeals, district court, or binding arbitration. The filing deadline is typically June 8. That is the Colorado rule; Las Animas County sets the exact dates and forms. The Colorado appeal process step by step.

Colorado rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Colorado page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Las Animas County, Colorado: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.