Colorado

Burlington

City Burlington is a city in Colorado, in Kit Carson County.

The median owner-occupied home in Burlington had a real-estate tax bill of $1,130 (± $141) a year, compared with $2,448 in Colorado and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $199,000 (± $29,336), compared with $502,200 in Colorado and $303,400 nationwide.

U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Burlington, Colorado and the United States, with margins of error
MeasureBurlingtonColoradoUnited States
Population 3,165 ± 43 5,810,774 332,387,540
Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) $1,130 ± $141 $2,448 ± $10 $2,969 ± $3
Median home value $199,000 ± $29,336 $502,200 ± $2,298 $303,400 ± $362
Median household income $59,842 ± $9,614 $92,470 ± $483 $78,538 ± $176
Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) 0.57% ± 0.11 points 0.49% ± under 0.01 points 0.98% ± under 0.01 points
Homes lived in by their owners 66.7% ± 6.9 points 66.3% ± 0.3 points 65.0% ± 0.3 points
Owner households headed by someone 65 or older 22.2% ± 7.0 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 32% of the estimate 28.9% ± 0.2 points 32.6% ± 0.2 points
Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs 17.5% ± 7.3 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 42% of the estimate 24.2% ± 0.3 points 22.2% ± 0.1 points
How to read these numbers

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.

If property taxes go unpaid in Colorado

How it works. County tax-lien sale followed by treasurer-deed/public-auction process

Excess sale money. Post-Tyler statutory reforms created/revised auction process intended to protect taxpayer value above tax debt; current process includes treatment of proceeds through auction/deed framework

These rules are set by Colorado, not by Burlington, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Colorado entry with statute links.

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