Frequently Asked Questions

Property tax notices must be mailed out by the last day of January of each year.

Property taxes must be paid whether or not a tax notice is received. Contact our office and we will give you the amount due or you can go to our website and print a notice. You can also go to our website to see how much is due and make a payment.

Gilpin County property taxes are paid to the Gilpin County Treasurer. You may:

1. Pay in person in our office, the Old Courthouse, 203 Eureka St. 
2. Mail a check to PO Box 368, Central City, CO 80427. 
3. Pay online by credit card or e-check at https://paytaxes.us/co_gilpin. 
4. Call and pay your taxes over the phone by calling 1-833-691-2700.

A credit card fee of 2.5% will applied, an E-check fee of $1.50 will be applied.

State law requires that the notice be mailed to the property owner. Mortgage companies contact us or use our website to find out what is owed.

Property taxes may be paid in either halves or a full payment by the following dates:
First Half Deadline: February 28
Second Half Deadline: June 15
Full Payment Deadline: April 30

If a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday then the next business day will be considered timely payment. Payments must be postmarked by the deadline date. Property taxes will accrue interest at the rate of 1% per month if payment is late.

Gilpin County does not send second half notices.

Property taxes are based on two things, the assessed value of the property set by the Assessor and the mill levies set by the various taxing authorities (the county, school districts, fire districts, sanitation districts, etc.) in whose boundaries the property falls. Property taxes are calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the sum of the individual mill levies (see Assessor's webpage).

Actual and assessed values are determined by the County Assessor.

The mill levy is the tax rate used to calculate the tax bills of properties within a taxing area. One mill is one dollar per $1,000 of assessed value.

Property taxes help to pay for local services such as: public schools; law enforcement and fire protection; road maintenance; public libraries; parks and recreational facilities; public health and human services.

We strongly advise you to contact our office as early as possible if it looks like you will not be able to pay your taxes on time (303-582-5222).

Property taxes that are paid after deadlines will accrue interest at the rate of 1% per month. Taxes that remain unpaid in September will be advertised in October for the Tax Lien Sale in November and this will incur additional charges as well as result in a lien being placed on the property if the taxes are not paid prior to the day of the sale. Having to redeem a tax lien on a property is definitely more costly than paying the taxes prior to a lien being placed on the property. Moreover, a tax lien could eventually result in the loss of the property.

There may be assistance programs. The State of Colorado currently has programs to assist senior citizens and veterans in paying their property taxes. Contact the Assessor’s office for information on these programs (303-582-5451).