Taxes in Pueblo
Pueblo's tax picture layers a low, Colorado-typical effective property tax rate on top of a combined sales tax rate that sits toward the lower end of this dataset's three Colorado Tier A markets, plus Colorado's statewide flat 4.40% income tax.
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Learn moreA combined sales tax rate of 7.6%
Pueblo's minimum combined 2026 sales tax rate is 7.6% -- 2.9% Colorado state, 1% Pueblo County, and 3.7% City of Pueblo. Special districts can push the rate for a specific address within a broader 2.9%-7.6% range. This is the LOWEST combined rate among the three Colorado Tier A markets built in this batch (Grand Junction: 8.66%; Durango: 9.4%).
A low, Colorado-typical effective property tax rate
Pueblo County's effective property tax rate is cited at 0.51%, closely matching Colorado's ~0.50% statewide average -- with a median annual property tax bill of $1,543. A precise combined city+county+school-district mill levy for a specific address was not resolved to one verified figure this pass; confirm directly with the Pueblo 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. Under TABOR (the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights), a surplus-revenue-triggered mechanism can temporarily reduce this rate in years the state certifies a qualifying surplus -- it applied for tax year 2024 (reducing the rate to 4.25%) but did not apply for 2025; 2026's outcome depends on a state revenue determination not yet finalized as of this research pass.
No specific Pueblo homestead or senior-exemption detail resolved this pass
Colorado offers a statewide senior/disabled-veteran property tax exemption program; this research pass did not independently verify Pueblo- or Pueblo-County-specific application details or income thresholds beyond the statewide program description -- confirm current eligibility rules directly with the Pueblo County Assessor.
Key takeaways
- Pueblo's combined sales tax rate is 7.6% (2.9% state + 1% county + 3.7% city) -- the lowest of the three Colorado Tier A markets in this dataset batch (Grand Junction 8.66%, Durango 9.4%).
- Pueblo County's effective property tax rate (0.51%) closely matches Colorado's low ~0.50% statewide average, with a median annual bill of $1,543.
- Colorado's flat state income tax is 4.40% for 2026, subject to a TABOR mechanism that temporarily reduced it to 4.25% for tax year 2024 but did not trigger for 2025.
- A precise, address-specific combined mill levy and current senior/exemption eligibility were not independently resolved this pass -- confirm directly with the Pueblo County Assessor.
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