Own homes in Colorado and California? Your property tax year
13 state-wide dates across both states, month by month. Counties that set their own dates are on each state's page, and your county's page has the full list.
January
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 every yeareaglecounty.usOct 21 | Bills due Last year's taxes come due | All 64 Colorado counties |
February
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| February 1 every yearboe.ca.govOct 21 | Bills due Second installment due | All 58 California counties |
| February 15 every yearboe.ca.govOct 21 | Exemption filing File for the full homeowners' exemption | All 58 California counties |
| February 28 every yeareaglecounty.usOct 21 | Last day without penalty Pay the first half | All 64 Colorado counties |
April
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| April 10 every yearboe.ca.govOct 21 | Last day without penalty Pay the second installment | All 58 California counties |
| April 30 every yeareaglecounty.usOct 21 | Last day without penalty Pay the whole year at once | All 64 Colorado counties |
June
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 to June 1 every yearleg.colorado.govOct 21 | Appeal deadline Protest your home or land value | All 64 Colorado counties |
| June 15 every yeardenvergov.orgOct 21 | Last day without penalty Pay the second half | All 64 Colorado counties |
July
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| July 15 every yeareaglecounty.usOct 21 | Exemption filing Apply for the senior homestead exemption | All 64 Colorado counties |
August
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| August 31 every yearboe.ca.govOct 21 | Other Pay unsecured taxes | All 58 California counties |
November
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| November 1 every yearboe.ca.govOct 21 | Bills due First installment due | All 58 California counties |
December
| Date and source | Deadline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| December 10 every yearboe.ca.govOct 21 | Exemption filing Late homeowners' claim for 80% of it | All 58 California counties |
| December 10 every yearboe.ca.govOct 21 | Last day without penalty Pay the first installment | All 58 California counties |
A second home in Colorado
- A person or married couple gets only one exemption, senior or disabled veteran, on one property. Apply on more than one property and the exemptions are denied on each. eaglecounty.usOct 21
- The tax statement goes to the owner of record at the name and mailing address on the tax roll, which the county assessor keeps. eaglecounty.usOct 21
A second home in California
- Rentals and vacation homes don't qualify for the homeowners' exemption. boe.ca.govOct 21
- Under Proposition 13, property is reassessed to market value only when it changes owner or has new construction. Otherwise yearly increases in real property's base year value are generally limited to 2 percent. boe.ca.govOct 21
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