Qualifications & Process:

Colorado offers a disabled veterans exemption. For disabled veterans who qualify, 50% of the first $200,000 of actual value of the veteran's primary residence is exempt from property taxation.

A qualified disabled veteran is a person who meets each of the following requirements:

  • An individual who served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.
  • An individual who was honorably discharged.
  • An individual who sustained a service-connected disability that has been rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as 100% "permanent and total."
For additional information on the resources available, please contact the Rio Blanco County Assessor by email at: assessor@rbc.us or by telephone at (970) 878-9410.

Qualifications & Process:

Colorado offers a senior citizen homestead exemption. For a qualified senior, 50% of the first $200,000 in actual value of their primary residence is exempt from property taxation.

A qualified senior is a person who meets each of the following requirements:

  • A surviving spouse of a senior who qualified for the exemption may also apply.
  • Senior must be at least 65 years old on January 1 of the year the application is filed.
  • Senior must have owned their home for at least 10 years.
  • Senior must lived in their home for at least 10 years.

The state pays the exempted portion of the property tax. Individuals who qualified for the exemption on January 1st may file an application with the county assessor. The application deadline is July 15.

For more information on the resources available, please contact the Rio Blanco County Assessor by email: assessor@rbc.us, or by telephone at (970) 878-9410.