Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Colorado
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Colorado ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prowers County | $141 | 0.327% | $150,900 |
| 2 | Baca County | $141 | 0.407% | $122,000 |
| 3 | Jackson County | $140 | 0.205% | $250,000 |
| 4 | Otero County | $139 | 0.322% | $160,700 |
| 5 | Las Animas County | $139 | 0.244% | $214,500 |
| 6 | Crowley County | $139 | 0.492% | $106,700 |
| 7 | Costilla County | $138 | 0.310% | $171,300 |
| 8 | Bent County | $138 | 0.386% | $137,900 |
| 9 | Dolores County | $136 | 0.241% | $231,900 |
| 10 | Conejos County | $128 | 0.404% | $162,100 |
| 11 | Sedgwick County | $127 | 0.470% | $142,700 |
| 12 | Saguache County | $126 | 0.340% | $200,000 |
| 13 | Huerfano County | $124 | 0.275% | $256,700 |
| 14 | Rio Blanco County | $113 | 0.344% | $243,400 |
| 15 | Kiowa County | $111 | 0.580% | $148,600 |
| 16 | Cheyenne County | $111 | 0.461% | $187,100 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | $109 | 0.382% | $232,100 |
| 18 | Washington County | $108 | 0.408% | $218,300 |
| 19 | Rio Grande County | $108 | 0.415% | $215,400 |
| 20 | Montezuma County | $106 | 0.297% | $308,100 |
| 21 | Alamosa County | $102 | 0.442% | $218,800 |
| 22 | Delta County | $100 | 0.310% | $318,000 |
| 23 | Yuma County | $97 | 0.475% | $215,600 |
| 24 | Logan County | $93 | 0.470% | $228,100 |
| 25 | Fremont County | $93 | 0.383% | $282,100 |
| 26 | Moffat County | $89 | 0.430% | $262,500 |
| 27 | Kit Carson County | $88 | 0.515% | $221,400 |
| 28 | Gilpin County | $84 | 0.230% | $512,600 |
| 29 | San Juan County | $83 | 0.294% | $406,900 |
| 30 | Phillips County | $77 | 0.495% | $255,300 |
| 31 | Montrose County | $76 | 0.358% | $357,900 |
| 32 | Hinsdale County | $75 | 0.293% | $438,800 |
| 33 | Custer County | $74 | 0.362% | $358,800 |
| 34 | Mesa County | $70 | 0.388% | $349,400 |
| 35 | Pueblo County | $68 | 0.508% | $271,800 |
| 36 | La Plata County | $62 | 0.264% | $549,100 |
| 37 | Mineral County | $61 | 0.354% | $413,000 |
| 38 | Archuleta County | $54 | 0.341% | $451,400 |
| 39 | Lake County | $54 | 0.385% | $401,300 |
| 40 | Morgan County | $51 | 0.526% | $299,300 |
| 41 | Teller County | $51 | 0.356% | $445,000 |
| 42 | San Miguel County | $49 | 0.261% | $613,100 |
| 43 | Chaffee County | $44 | 0.278% | $598,500 |
| 44 | Park County | $43 | 0.343% | $489,300 |
| 45 | Gunnison County | $42 | 0.282% | $597,200 |
| 46 | Grand County | $35 | 0.348% | $507,200 |
| 47 | El Paso County | $35 | 0.411% | $431,000 |
| 48 | Ouray County | $28 | 0.277% | $670,100 |
| 49 | Garfield County | $8 | 0.427% | $490,600 |
| 50 | Clear Creek County | $3 | 0.377% | $572,800 |
| 51 | Weld County | $-4 | 0.504% | $444,500 |
| 52 | Routt County | $-25 | 0.329% | $756,200 |
| 53 | Denver County | $-34 | 0.442% | $586,700 |
| 54 | Summit County | $-37 | 0.310% | $850,700 |
| 55 | Larimer County | $-39 | 0.500% | $532,200 |
| 56 | Arapahoe County | $-48 | 0.526% | $526,000 |
| 57 | Adams County | $-48 | 0.604% | $458,400 |
| 58 | Jefferson County | $-56 | 0.474% | $604,400 |
| 59 | Elbert County | $-66 | 0.449% | $664,600 |
| 60 | Eagle County | $-96 | 0.410% | $814,700 |
| 61 | Douglas County | $-126 | 0.550% | $674,000 |
| 62 | Boulder County | $-136 | 0.535% | $713,900 |
| 63 | Broomfield County | $-142 | 0.616% | $631,600 |
| 64 | Pitkin County | $-188 | 0.393% | $1,131,200 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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