STATE OF COLORADO 201 8 FORTY- EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Department of Local Affairs Division of Property Taxation REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF 2018 ANNUAL REPORT State of Colorado Date ______________________ Division of Property Taxation Department of Local Affairs 1313 Sherman St., #419 (303) 864-7777 Denver, CO 80203 One copy of the 2018 Annual Report is provided free to your company or organization. Each additional copy is $10.00. Make checks payable to State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Name _____________________________________________________________________ Company/Organization _______________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________ City ______________________ State_______ Zip_________ Phone No._______________ 2017 Annual Report ___________ No. Copies_________ $10 each $__________________ Amount Enclosed Previous years reports: (NOTE: Some reports are no longer available) ___________________________ _________________ ____________________________ Year No. of Copies 1 Free $10 each additional * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTICE To receive a copy of the 2018 State of Colorado Property Tax Annual Report detach and return the request card below. No 2019 report will be forwarded without this request on file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Division of Property Taxation Date_____________________ 1313 Sherman St., #419 Denver, Co 80203 REQUEST FOR DPT FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT (2018) The Annual Report is available on compact disk (CD) or in printed format. In addition, it can be found on our web site at: www.dola.state.co.us/propertytax/index.htm. Please choose: Paper Copy _____ or CD _____ Please send the 2019 Annual Report to the Governor and the General Assembly to: Name _____________________________ Organization ____________________________ Address ____________________________________ Phone_________________________ City ________________________________State ________ Zip Code _________________ Place Postage Here Division of Property Taxation 1313 Sherman St., #419 Denver, CO 80203 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I PAGE STATE AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATION State Agencies 2 County Assessors 3 SECTION II ADMINISTRATION COLORADO PROPERTY TAXES Overview 6 State Board of Equalization 6 2018 Enforcement and Repayment Actions 7 2017 Enforcement and Repayment Actions 8 2016 Enforcement and Repayment Actions 11 2015 Enforcement and Repayment Actions 14 2014 Enforcement and Repayment Actions 19 Division of Property Taxation 22 2018 Value Information 23 Residential Assessment Rate 31 Shift of Assessed Values and Tax Burden 32 Protests, Appeals & Abatements 35 Abatements, Refunds and Cancellations of Taxes Reported by Treasurers for 2018, 2016 and 2014 38 Senior Citizen Exemption 39 Disabled Veteran Exemption 39 Possessory Interest 41 2018 PROPERTY TAX LEGISLATION House Bills 42 Senate Bills 43 SECTION III ASSESSED VALUATION ABSTRACT DATA Abstract for Years 1881 through 2018 46 Abstract Data by Class of Property 48 Abstract Data for Type of Property 49 SECTION IV REVENUE DERIVED FROM PROPERTY TAX By Years 1961 through 2018 52 Revenue Analysis for 2018 53 Distribution of Revenue 54 SECTION V PUBLIC UTILITIES ASSESSED BY STATE Assessed Valuation Comparison by County 2017 to 2018 56 Assessed Valuation Comparison by Company 2017 to 2018 58 Summary of Utility Valuations 2018 68 SECTION VI TAXABLE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSED BY COUNTIES Vacant Land 73 Residential 87 Commercial 111 Industrial 134 Agricultural 144 Natural Resources 161 Producing Mines 170 Oil and Gas 173 State Assessed 182 County Valuation by Classes 2018 to 2017 184 School Districts Assessed Valuation by Class by County 188 Total School District Assessed Valuation by Class 195 Cities and Towns Assessed Valuation by County 198 Cities and Towns Assessed Valuation by Class 205 SECTION VII EXEMPT REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY BY CLASS AND COUNTY Exempt Property by Type 209 Exempt Property by Subclass 240 SECTION VIII SUMMARIES OF ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL PROPERTIES Summary of Taxable & Exempt Property Valuations 2018 246 Summary of Taxable & Exempt Property Valuations 2017 248 SECTION IX LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS Active Colorado Municipalities 252 In-Active Colorado Municipalities 256 Local Improvement and Service Districts 257 Colorado Local Governments 308 SECTION X CERTIFICATION OF LEVIES AND REVENUES BY COUNTY Adams 312 Fremont 570 Morgan 752 Alamosa 348 Garfield 576 Otero 758 Arapahoe 352 Gilpin 586 Ouray 764 Archuleta 396 Grand 590 Park 768 Baca 400 Gunnison 600 Phillips 774 Bent 406 Hinsdale 606 Pitkin 778 Boulder 410 Huerfano 610 Prowers 786 Broomfield 428 Jackson 616 Pueblo 792 Chaffee 438 Jefferson 620 Rio Blanco 800 Cheyenne 442 Kiowa 650 Rio Grande 806 Clear Creek 446 Kit Carson 654 Routt 810 Conejos 450 Lake 660 Saguache 818 Costilla 454 La Plata 664 San Juan 822 Crowley 458 Larimer 672 San Miguel 826 Custer 462 Las Animas 702 Sedgwick 832 Delta 466 Lincoln 708 Summit 836 Denver 474 Logan 714 Teller 844 Dolores 488 Mesa 720 Washington 850 Douglas 492 Mineral 730 Weld 856 Eagle 520 Moffat 734 Yuma 904 Elbert 534 Montezuma 738 El Paso 542 Montrose 744 SECTION XI REVENUE AND LEVY Revenue for All Purposes 910 Total Revenue and Average Mill Levy by County 914 Total Valuation of School Districts 916 Total Valuation of Municipalities 921 Petition for Abatement and Refund 929 SECTION XII REVENUES BY TAXING CLASSIFICATION 2018 Property Tax Revenues by Taxing Classification 932 2018 Percent Property Tax Revenues by Taxing Classification 934 2018 County Property Tax Revenues by Type of Expenditure 936 2018 Percent County Property Tax Revenues by Type of Expenditure 938 2018 County Property Tax Mill Levies by Type of Expenditures 940 2018 Special District Property Tax Revenues by Type of District by County 942 2018 Percent Special District Property Tax Revenues by Type of District by County 944 Section I State and County Administration STATE AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATION STATE AGENCIES PROPERTY TAX YEAR 2018 DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS Executive Director Irv Halter DIVISION OF PROPERTY TAXATION JoAnn Groff Property Tax Administrator ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATOR Robyn Truby, Chairwoman Keith Erffmeyer Mark Chapin Timothy C. Canterbury Philip Vaughan STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, Chair Appointee of the Governor Barbara Brewer Appointee of the Governor Irv Halter, Vice Chair Designee of the Governor Owen Hill Designee of the President of the Senate Matt Gray Designee of House Speaker Duran COUNTY ASSESSORS Cty No County County Seat Assessor 1 Adams Brighton 80601 Patsy Melonakis 2 Alamosa Alamosa 81101 Sandra Hostetter 3 Arapahoe Littleton 80120 Marcus Scott 4 Archuleta Pagosa Springs 81147 Natalie Woodruff 5 Baca Springfield 81073 Gayla Thompson 6 Bent Las Animas 81054 Guy Wagner 7 Boulder Boulder 80306 Cynthia Braddock 80 Broomfield Broomfield 80038 Sandy Herbison 8 Chaffee Salida 81201 Brenda J. Mosby 9 Cheyenne Cheyenne Wells 80810 Lacey Welsh 10 Clear Creek Georgetown 80444 Diane Settle 11 Conejos Conejos 81129 Naomi Keys 12 Costilla San Luis 81152 Ronda Lobato 13 Crowley Ordway 81063 Doug England 14 Custer Westcliffe 81252 J. D. Henrich 15 Delta Delta 81416 Debbie Griffith 16 Denver Denver 80202 Keith Erffmeyer 17 Dolores Dove Creek 81324 Berna Ernst 18 Douglas Castle Rock 80104 Lisa Frizell 19 Eagle Eagle 81631 Mark Chapin 20 Elbert Kiowa 80117 Billie Mills 21 El Paso Colorado springs 80907 Steve Schleiker 22 Fremont Canon City 81212 Stacey Seifert 23 Garfield Glenwood Springs 81601 Jim Yellico 24 Gilpin Central City 80427 Anne Schafer 25 Grand Hot Sulphur Springs 80451 Tom Weydert 26 Gunnison Gunnison 81230 Kristy McFarland 27 Hinsdale Lake City 81235 Luke de la Parra 28 Huerfano Walsenburg 81089 Elisha Meadows 29 Jackson Walden 80480 Kerry Moran 30 Jefferson Golden 80491 Ron Sandstrom 31 Kiowa Eads 81036 Marci Miller 32 Kit Carson Burlington 80807 Abbey Mullis 33 Lake Leadville 80461 Miguel Martinez 34 La Plata Durango 81301 Craig Larson 35 Larimer Fort Collins 80522 Steve Miller 36 Las Animas Trinidad 81082 Jodi Amato 37 Lincoln Hugo 80821 Jeremiah Higgins 38 Logan Sterling 80751 Peggy Michaels 39 Mesa Grand Junction 81502 Ken Brownlee 40 Mineral Creede 81130 Libby Lamb 41 Moffat Craig 81625 Charles Cobb 42 Montezuma Cortez 81321 Leslie Bugg 43 Montrose Montrose 81401 Bradley Hughes 44 Morgan Fort Morgan 80701 Robert L. Wooldridge 45 Otero La Junta 81050 Ken Hood 46 Ouray Ouray 81427 Susie Mayfield 47 Park Fairplay 80440 Dave Wissel 48 Phillips Holyoke 80734 Douglas Kamery 49 Pitkin Aspen 81611 Tom Isaac 50 Prowers Lamar 81052 Andy Wyatt 51 Pueblo Pueblo 81003 Frank Beltran 52 Rio Blanco Meeker 81641 Renae T. Neilson 53 Rio Grande Del Norte 81132 J. J. Mondragon 54 Routt Steamboat Springs 80477 Gary Peterson 55 Saguache Saguache 81149 Peter Peterson 56 San Juan Silverton 81433 Kimberly Buck 57 San Miguel Telluride 81435 Peggy Kanter 58 Sedgwick Julesburg 80737 Juby Cumming 59 Summit Breckenridge 80424 Beverly Breakstone 60 Teller Cripple Creek 80813 Betty Clark-Wine 61 Washington Akron 80720 Larry Griese 62 Weld Greeley 80631 Chris Woodruff 63 Yuma Wray 80758 Cindy Taylor Section II Administration COLORADO PROPERTY TAX OVERVIEW In Colorado, the authority for property taxation is both constitutional and statutory. Article X of the Colorado Constitution