If you wish to apply for the exemption, and qualified as of January 1, 2024, and wish to receive a form to fill out, you may call our office at 303-441-3530, or email AssessorSX@BoulderCounty.gov.
Deadline
We are no longer accepting applications for tax year 2024. If you would like to be put on our 2025 mailing list, please email AssessorSX@bouldercounty.gov. Be sure to include your property address in your request.
Effect on Taxes
- The exemption goes into effect for tax year 2024.
- The discount will first appear on the tax bill sent in January 2025.
- The exemption remains in effect until a disqualifying event occurs, such as:
- Sale of property
- Property is moved into a trust, LLC or other legal entity, or
- Surviving Spouse, or
- Home destroyed by a natural disaster
Eligibility
To qualify to apply for the 2024 tax year (payable in 2025), seniors:
- Were born on or before January 1, 1959, and
- Lived in the home continuously starting before January 1, 2014, and
- Owned the home continuously starting before January 1, 2014.
Exemption Amount
For those who qualify, 50 percent of the first $200,000 in actual value of their primary residence is exempted, for a maximum exemption amount of $100,000 in actual value. The State of Colorado pays the property taxes on the exempted value.
If you have any questions, please email AssessorSX@BoulderCounty.gov.
