The median owner-occupied home in Jefferson County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,867 (± $22) a year, compared with $2,448 in Colorado and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $604,400 (± $3,974), compared with $502,200 in Colorado and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 579,715 | 5,810,774 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,867 ± $22 | $2,448 ± $10 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $604,400 ± $3,974 | $502,200 ± $2,298 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $107,800 ± $1,654 | $92,470 ± $483 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.47% ± under 0.01 points | 0.49% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 70.6% ± 0.6 points | 66.3% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 30.6% ± 0.5 points | 28.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 21.0% ± 0.8 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 Jefferson County (11)
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.
- Arvada (partly in this county)
- Bow Mar (partly in this county)
- Edgewater
- Golden
- Lakewood
- Littleton (partly in this county)
- Morrison
- Mountain View
- Superior (partly in this county)
- Westminster (partly in this county)
- Wheat Ridge
Census-designated places in Jefferson County (14)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Applewood
- Aspen Park
- Brook Forest (partly in this county)
- Coal Creek (census-designated place) (partly in this county)
- Columbine (partly in this county)
- Dakota Ridge
- Evergreen
- Fairmount
- Genesee
- Idledale
- Indian Hills
- Ken Caryl
- Kittredge
- West Pleasant View
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (2)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Jefferson 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.
- East Pleasant View CDP
- Lakeside town
Other named communities in Jefferson County (165)
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.
- Alkire Estates
- Alta Vista
- Apple Meadows
- Applewood Glen
- Applewood Grove
- Archer
- Bellevue Acres
- Bergen Park
- Bridle Dale
- Broken Arrow Acres
- Buffalo Creek
- Cambridge Park
- Cameo Estates
- Candlelight
- Carmody Estates
- Churchhill Downs
- Cliffdale
- Club Crest
- Cody Park
- College West Estates
- Columbine Acres
- Columbine Hills
- Columbine Knolls
- Conifer
- Country View Estates
- Country West
- Countryside
- Crestmont Heights
- Crestview Villa
- Crossons
- Daniels Garden
- Deermont
- Dome Rock
- Doubleheader Ranch
- Edgemont
- El Rancho
- Eldorado Estates
- Elephant Park
- Far Horizon
- Fenders
- Ferndale
- Foxton
- Gems Park Estates
- Genesee Ridge
- Glenelk
- Golden Heights
- Golden Meadows
- Green Gables
- Green Mountain
- Green Mountain Village
- Green Valley
- Green Valley Acres
- Hackberry Hills
- Happy Valley Gardens
- Heritage Dells
- Herzman Mesa
- Hidden Valley
- Highland Gardens
- Hillcrest Heights
- Hiwan Hills
- Homestead
- Homewood Park
- Huntington Heights
- Indian Springs Village
- Indians Hills
- Kassler
- Ken Caryl Ranch North
- Koldeway
- Lake Arbor
- Lakecrest
- Lakeview
- Lakeview Meadows
- Lamar Heights
- Lamplighter
- Leawood
- Leyden
- Leyden Junction
- Lone Pine Estates
- Longview
- Lyndale Park
- Maplewood Acres
- Marshdale
- Meadow Lake
- Meadow Wood Farms
- Meadowbrook Heights
- Melrose
- Mesa Heights
- Mount Olivet
- Mount Vernon Club Place
- Mountain Meadow Heights
- Mountain View Estates
- Normandy Estates
- North Green Valley
- Northwood Acres
- Oak Park
- Oberon Acres
- Oehlmann Park
- Olinger Gardens
- Oxyoke
- Panorama Heights
- Paradise Acres
- Paradise Hills
- Paramount Heights
- Park Slope
- Parkway Estates
- Phillipsburg
- Pine Grove
- Pine Junction
- Plainview
- Pleasant View
- Quaker Acres
- Rainbow Hills
- Rainbow Ridge
- Ralston Estates
- Ralston Valley
- Riva Chase
- Riverview
- Rolling Hills
- Rosedale
- Scenic Heights
- Semper
- Shaffers Crossing
- Sheridan Green
- Sherwood Farms
- Sierra Estates
- Sierra Vista
- Sky Village
- Skyline Estates
- Snow Water Springs
- South Platte
- Sphinx Park
- Spivak
- Spring Hill
- Spring Mesa
- Spring Ranch
- Sprucedale
- Stanley Park
- Sunland
- Sunstream
- Supreme Estates
- The Bluffs
- The Highlands
- The Pond
- The Ridge At Stony Creek
- The Valley
- Troutdale
- Trumbull
- Twin Forks
- Twin Spruce
- Vernon Gardens
- Village of Five Parks
- Wah Keeney Park
- Wallace Village
- Walnut Grove
- Wandcrest Park
- Waterton
- Wellington Downs
- West Meadows
- Westgate
- Westhaven
- Wildwood
- Willow Brook
- Willow Springs
- Wood Creek
- Wood Run