The median owner-occupied home in Arapahoe County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,767 (± $23) a year, compared with $2,448 in Colorado and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $526,000 (± $5,958), compared with $502,200 in Colorado and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Arapahoe County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 655,709 | 5,810,774 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,767 ± $23 | $2,448 ± $10 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $526,000 ± $5,958 | $502,200 ± $2,298 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $97,215 ± $1,592 | $92,470 ± $483 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.53% ± 0.01 points | 0.49% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 65.1% ± 0.7 points | 66.3% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 27.2% ± 0.5 points | 28.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 24.9% ± 0.9 points | 24.2% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
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.
Cities, towns and villages in Arapahoe County (13)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Aurora (partly in this county)
- Bennett (partly in this county)
- Bow Mar (partly in this county)
- Centennial
- Cherry Hills Village
- Columbine Valley
- Deer Trail
- Englewood
- Foxfield
- Glendale (city)
- Greenwood Village
- Littleton (partly in this county)
- Sheridan
Census-designated places in Arapahoe County (12)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Aetna Estates
- Byers
- Cherry Creek
- Columbine (partly in this county)
- Comanche Creek
- Dove Valley
- Four Square Mile
- Holly Hills
- Inverness
- Peoria
- Strasburg (partly in this county)
- Watkins (partly in this county)
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (1)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Arapahoe County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Brick Center CDP
Other named communities in Arapahoe County (86)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Algonquin Acres
- Altura
- Apache Mesa
- Aurora Heights
- Aurora Highlands
- Aurora Hills
- Aurora Knolls
- Broadway Estates
- Brookvale
- Castlewood
- Centrepoint
- Chadsford
- Chambers Heights
- Chapparal
- Cherry Creek East
- Cherry Knolls
- Cherry Ridge
- Colfax Village
- Columbine Heights
- Columbine Lakes
- Columbine Manor
- Coventry
- Cross Creek
- Del Mar
- Devonsire Heights
- Dove Hill
- East Quincy Highlands
- Eastridge
- Fountain Side
- Goldenwest Park
- Gun Club Estates
- Hallcrafts Village East
- Harbor Pointe
- Havana Village
- Heather Ridge
- Highland Park
- Highpoint
- Hillside
- Hillside Manor
- Hutchinson Heights
- Kingsborough
- Kirkgaard Acres
- La Vista
- Meadow Hills
- Meadowood
- Mission Viejo
- Nantucket
- Old Towne
- Palos Verdes
- Park East
- Park View
- Park View Estates
- Parkborough
- Peoria Park
- Pheasant Run
- Piney Creek
- Piney Creek Ranches
- Queensborough
- Ridgewood Park
- Sableridge
- Settlers Village
- Seven Hills
- Shenandoah
- Side Creek
- Somerset Village
- Southfield Park
- Southglenn
- Southpark
- Spring Creek Meadows
- Stone Ridge Park
- Sullivan
- Summer Lake
- Summer Valley
- Sundown
- Sunnyvale
- Thunderbird Estates
- Tollgate
- Travois
- Village East
- Village Green
- Wide Acres
- Willow Creek
- Willow Park
- Wolhurst
- Woodgate
- Woodrim