Assessor's Office
Mark Vanderpool, Assessor
Montezuma County Courthouse
109 West Main Street, Room 310
Cortez, CO 81321
(970) 565-3428
FAX (970) 565-1247
SAMPLE TAX CALCULATIONS SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AND MILL LEVIES
RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION
$100,000 Actual Value, Residence in Cortez:
$100,000 x 7.96%=$7,960 assessed value x .05742 (2008 mill levy) =$457.06 Tax
In Dolores:
$100,000 x 7.96%=$7,960 assessed value x .075493 (2008 mill levy) =$600.92 Tax
In Mancos:
$100,000 x 7.96%=$7,960 assessed value x .062753 (2008 mill levy) =$499.51 Tax
In the county (using a typical mill levy):
$100,000 x 7.96%=$7,960 assessed value x .050=$398.00 Tax
COMMERCIAL AND VACANT LAND CLASSIFICATIONS
$100,000 Actual Value, in Cortez:
$100,000 x 29%= $29,000 assessed value x .05742=$1,665.18 Tax
In Dolores:
$100,000 x 29%= $29,000 assessed value x .075493=$2,189.30 Tax
In Mancos:
$100,000 x 29%= $29,000 assessed value x .062753=$1,819.84 Tax
In the county (using a typical mill levy):
$100,000 x 29%= $29,000 assessed value x .050=$1,450.00 Tax