Taxes in Rawlins
Rawlins's tax picture combines Wyoming's constitutionally absolute no-income-tax status with a genuinely low Carbon County property tax rate.
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Learn moreNo state income tax, at all
Wyoming's Constitution forbids a state individual income tax outright -- a real, current, unambiguous status applying in Rawlins as statewide.
A property tax rate well below the national median
Carbon County's effective property tax rate runs approximately 0.56%-0.57%, well below the approximately 1.02% national median, with a median annual tax bill around $1,202.
A real, future wind-energy tax windfall
The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project is projected to generate approximately $406.3 million in property taxes for Carbon County over its construction and a 20-year operating period.
Key takeaways
- Wyoming's real, current no-state-income-tax status applies in Rawlins as statewide.
- Carbon County's effective property tax rate runs well below the national median.
- A real, current wind-energy project is projected to bring a substantial future property-tax windfall.
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