Property tax in Weld County, Colorado

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The median property tax bill in Weld County, Colorado is $2,440 a year, which is about 0.52% of the county's median home value of $471,700. 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 Weld County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Weld County's average effective rate of 0.52% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.


Estimated property tax: $2,453 / year

Property tax in Weld County at a glance

Weld County, Colorado property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
MeasureValue
Median annual property tax$2,440
Median home value$471,700
Effective tax rate0.52%
Typical Colorado county rate0.39%
National median county rate0.81%

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 Weld County compare in Colorado?

Among Colorado's 64 counties, Weld County has the 9th highest effective property-tax rate: 8 rank higher and 55 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2563rd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Colorado county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Weld County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Weld County's 94,490 owner-occupied homes, 36% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 58.8% pay at least $2,000, and 9.5% pay under $800. Another 2.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Weld County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual billHomesShare
Under $8008,9389.5%
$800 to $1,49912,41813.1%
$1,500 to $1,99915,22416.1%
$2,000 to $2,99921,55722.8%
$3,000 or more33,98636%
No property tax paid2,3672.5%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,596 and owners without one pay $1,963. 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 Weld County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,440 is about 2.2% of the median income of Weld County homeowner households, $113,420 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 76% of Weld 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 Weld County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,492 in 2015-2019 to $2,440 in 2020-2024, a 63.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 57.8%, from $299,000 to $471,700. 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 Weld County

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

Weld County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
CountyEffective rateMedian billMedian home value
Kimball County, NE1.67%$1,828$109,400
Adams County, CO0.61%$2,962$484,200
Broomfield County, CO0.6%$4,007$664,500
Laramie County, WY0.57%$1,980$348,700
Boulder County, CO0.53%$3,998$756,300
Morgan County, CO0.52%$1,751$338,600
Weld County, CO (this county)0.52%$2,440$471,700
Larimer County, CO0.5%$2,832$569,100
Logan County, CO0.46%$1,132$245,300

How is a home assessed in Weld County?

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

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

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

How to appeal your Weld 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; Weld 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

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