Property tax in Lincoln County, Colorado

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Lincoln County, Colorado is $1,092 a year, which is about 0.44% of the county's median home value of $246,500. That effective rate is higher 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 Lincoln County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Lincoln County's average effective rate of 0.44% (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: $1,085 / year

Property tax in Lincoln County at a glance

Lincoln County, Colorado property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,092
Median home value	$246,500
Effective tax rate	0.44%
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 Lincoln County compare in Colorado?

Among Colorado's 64 counties, Lincoln County has the 22nd highest effective property-tax rate: 21 rank higher and 42 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Colorado. Nationally, it ranks 2823rd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Colorado county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Lincoln County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Lincoln County's 1,414 owner-occupied homes, 7.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 13.7% pay at least $2,000, and 37.8% pay under $800. Another 4.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Lincoln County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	535	37.8%
$800 to $1,499	456	32.2%
$1,500 to $1,999	160	11.3%
$2,000 to $2,999	94	6.6%
$3,000 or more	100	7.1%
No property tax paid	69	4.9%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,185 and owners without one pay $812. 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 Lincoln County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,092 is about 1.7% of the median income of Lincoln County homeowner households, $66,038 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 71.7% of Lincoln 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 Lincoln County?

Yes. The median bill went from $561 in 2015-2019 to $1,092 in 2020-2024, a 94.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 67.6%, from $147,100 to $246,500. Bills rose faster than values, which usually means local rates went up or an exemption shrank.

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 Lincoln County

Lincoln County borders 9 counties.

Lincoln County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Kiowa County, CO	0.58%	$939	$161,500
Arapahoe County, CO	0.52%	$2,938	$561,200
Pueblo County, CO	0.5%	$1,467	$291,300
Kit Carson County, CO	0.49%	$1,185	$239,500
Cheyenne County, CO	0.47%	$887	$187,500
Crowley County, CO	0.45%	$521	$116,200
Elbert County, CO	0.45%	$3,214	$709,800
Lincoln County, CO (this county)	0.44%	$1,092	$246,500
El Paso County, CO	0.41%	$1,874	$461,000
Washington County, CO	0.39%	$874	$226,200

How is a home assessed in Lincoln County?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County. Colorado's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Lincoln 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. Lincoln County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Lincoln 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; Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.