Montezuma
Colorado

What stands out

What stands out about Montezuma County: the property tax rate is in the bottom 3% of American counties (0.33%), rainfall is in the bottom 4% of American counties (13 inches a year), and the home price against local income is in the top 9% of American counties (3.9 years of income). Within Colorado it ranks 15th of 64 counties for the property tax rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Montezuma County, Colorado. 26,070 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +124).

Colorado's flat income tax is 4.4%, and the TABOR amendment refunds revenue above a spending cap back to taxpayers in strong years. Front Range home prices roughly doubled between 2013 and 2023. The state taxes Social Security for residents under 65 but exempts it fully at 65 and over. Wildfire and hail drive homeowner insurance costs along the mountains and plains respectively.

Money

The typical household here brings in $61,377 a year, higher than 53% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $46,173. Unemployment runs 3.8%, higher than 62% of American counties. 10% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 20 minutes each way.

Colorado takes 4.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,701 a year.

Home

The median home costs $415K, pricier than 87% of American counties, about 3.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $985 a month. Property tax is 0.33% of home value, roughly $932 a year on that median home, lower than 97% of American counties. 74% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 52% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 25 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 75.1 years, shorter than 58% of American counties. There are 54 active physicians in the county, about 20.7 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 12.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.75 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 85% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 22 points. 77% of eligible voters turned out. Under Colorado law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 51°F, highs near 65 and lows near 37, colder than 70% of American counties. About 13 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 19 out of 100, safer than 81% of American counties; the county has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 94 Mbps down, slower than 89% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 4 breweries, 3 National Park Service sites.