Montezuma County, Colorado Tax Assessors' Office
Montezuma County Assessor 109 West Main Street, Room 310
Cortez, Colorado 81321
970-565-1247 (Fax) Where is the Montezuma County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the Montezuma County Assessor's Office do for me?
The Montezuma County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Montezuma County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a Montezuma County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the Montezuma County Assessor's Office at (970) 565 3428 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful Montezuma County Facts:
The median home value in Montezuma County is between $182,373.00 and $200,627.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Montezuma County?
You can try contacting the Montezuma County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for Montezuma County is located in the County Courthouse in Cortez, which is where the Montezuma County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Montezuma County with the contact info listed below.
Montezuma County Phone Number
Montezuma County Fax Number
Montezuma County County Courthouse Address
County Courthouse
109 West Main Street
Cortez, CO 81321-3126
Useful Montezuma County Links:
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Property Tax Search Tool & Permits & Plats
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Property Tax Search Tool
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Montezuma County Assessors' Office Homepage
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Montezuma County Government Homepage