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Jefferson County Taxes and Tax Rates

Property Tax

The Jefferson County Assessor determines the actual market value of your property, the Colorado Legislature sets the assessment percentage, and the taxing agencies set the mill levies. The current assessment percentage is 29% with a mill levy of 83.762. The City of Wheat Ridge maintains the lowest property tax rate in the Denver Metro Area with a mill levy of just 1.806. Questions regarding property tax should be addressed to the Jefferson County Assessor 
at 303-271-8330. 
 

Sales Tax


The following sales tax rates may be subject to change per the respective jurisdiction. Please contact the jurisdiction for the latest information.
  


City
State Tax
City Tax
County Tax
RTD / Cultural Stadium Tax
Total
Arvada2.9
3.46
0.5
1.1
8.05%
Edgewater2.9
3.5
0.5
1.1
8.0%
Golden2.9
3.0
0.5
1.1
7.5%
Lakeside2.9
1.6
0.5
1.1
6.1%
Lakewood2.9
3.0
0.5
1.1
7.5%
Littleton2.9
3.0
0.5
1.1
7.5%
Morrison2.9
3.0
0.5
1.1
7.5%
Mountain View2.9
4.0
0.5
1.1
8.5%
Superior2.9
3.46
0.5
1.1
8.05%
Westminster2.9
3.85
0.5
1.1
8.44%
Wheat Ridge2.9
3.0
0.5
1.1
7.5%
Unincorporated Jefferson County2.9
0.0
0.5
1.1
4.5%



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