Taxes in Durango
Durango's tax picture centers on the highest combined sales tax rate of the three Colorado Tier A markets in this dataset's batch -- 9.4%, following a January 2026 increase -- layered with Colorado's statewide flat 4.40% income tax.
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Learn moreA combined sales tax rate of 9.4%, recently raised
Durango's minimum combined 2026 sales tax rate is 9.4% -- 2.9% Colorado state, 3% La Plata County, and 3.5% City of Durango. This rate was raised a full percentage point from 8.4% effective January 2026 -- a real, recent, disclosed local tax increase, and the highest combined rate of the three Colorado Tier A markets in this dataset's batch (Pueblo 7.6%, Grand Junction 8.66%).
A property tax rate not independently resolved to a precise figure this pass
Unlike Pueblo's and Grand Junction's base records, a precise La Plata County effective property tax rate was not resolved to one verified figure during this research pass -- disclosed as a gap rather than estimated from Colorado's ~0.50% statewide average alone. Confirm directly with the La Plata County Assessor for a specific parcel.
Colorado's flat 4.40% state income tax, subject to a TABOR mechanism
Colorado's state personal income tax is a flat 4.40% as of 2026, subject to the same TABOR surplus-refund mechanism described in colorado.js and restated in pueblo-topics.js's taxes entry -- applying to a Durango resident exactly as it does statewide.
A lodgers' tax applies to short-term stays, relevant to Durango's real tourism sector
The City of Durango levies a separate lodgers' tax on short-term lodging (hotels, and likely short-term rentals depending on current local ordinance specifics), consistent with Durango's real tourism sector -- this research pass did not independently verify the current specific lodgers' tax rate or its application to short-term rental owners, disclosed as a gap relevant to anyone considering a Durango property as a short-term rental investment.
Key takeaways
- Durango's combined sales tax rate is 9.4% (2.9% state + 3% county + 3.5% city), raised from 8.4% effective January 2026 -- the highest of the three Colorado Tier A markets in this dataset's batch.
- A precise La Plata County effective property tax rate was not independently resolved this pass -- confirm directly with the County Assessor for a specific parcel.
- Colorado's flat state income tax is 4.40% for 2026, subject to the same statewide TABOR surplus-refund mechanism.
- Durango levies a separate lodgers' tax on short-term stays; its current specific rate and application to short-term rentals was not independently verified this pass -- relevant for investment-property buyers.
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