RBC | Property tax notices for 2025 taxes, payable in 2026, were mailed last week, and many property owners are seeing higher bills. The increase is tied to two main changes: the end of a temporary tax break and new rules for how school funding is collected. In 2022, lawmakers[Read More…]
Tag: Property Taxes
State property tax deferral program open for enrollment
The Colorado Department of the Treasury reminds homeowners the Property Tax Deferral Program is open for enrollment until April 1, 2024. “Anytime we can keep folks in their homes and help them find tax relief at the same time is a win for Coloradans,” Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young stated.[Read More…]
Property valuations on the rise as market sales surge
RBC | Property owners in most of Western Colorado — including Rio Blanco County — can expect huge increases in property valuation when they receive their 2023 Notice of Valuation in early May, according to the Western Colorado Assessors. Increasing demand for real estate, increased building material costs, low mortgage[Read More…]
Recreation in Rio Blanco County: WRBM and ERBM
This is part 3 of a series exploring Rio Blanco County’s special districts, how they are funded, and their transparency practices. You can read part 1, “The ins and outs of special tax districts” in the Dec. 29, 2022 edition and part 2, “Explainer: how special districts work” in theJan.[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: It’s a reappraisal year for property values
Dear Editor: To all Rio Blanco County property owners, as required by the Colorado Revised Statutes, 2019 is a reappraisal year. Therefore, all properties within the boundary of Rio Blanco County have been revalued. Market sales, business income, and/or appraisal data for an 18-month period, Jan. 1, 2017 to June[Read More…]
