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