2023 Reassessment Information - Scroll for ALL information

Beginning May 1st Through June 8th

The Routt County Assessor's Office is CLOSED to walk-in business

In anticipation of a high volume of 2023 Notice of Value inquiries, to better serve you, we have established an appointment only review process. To discuss your value or classification in-person, you will need to schedule a 15-minute appointment with the appraiser assigned to your property.

You may always email assessor@co.routt.co.us or call: 970-870-5544 with any questions. Only schedule an appointment if you need to speak with your appraiser in-person or need a specific time for a phone call. Click link below to schedule an appointment.

You will find the name of your appraiser on your Notice of Value. Please have your Notice of Value in-hand when making your appointment. You will need your Account Number and Appraiser Name.

2023 Reassessment Information:

Colorado law requires a two-year assessment cycle for all taxable real property. For tax years 2023 and 2024, the assessor is required to appraise all real property as of a June 30, 2022 level of value. The 2023 re-assessment Notices of Valuation were mailed to all real property owners on May 1, 2023. This Notice of Value reports the change in your property's value or classification from the 2021 reassessment and informs you of your rights to appeal per Colorado statutes.

Appeal Information:

Colorado law requires the county assessor to hear objections to real property classifications and valuations from May 2nd thru June 8th. You can file an appeal to the assessor’s office by submitting your Notice of Value appeal form via email, fax (970-870-5461), or presented in person to our office. We are also utilizing the elections drop-box in the alley behind the historic downtown court house, and another drop-box in the hallway outside our office. Please use the appeal form on the back of your Notice of Value. Please sign your appeal and include contact information! If you need a blank form, click here.

To file a timely appeal, objections to the valuation or classification of real property must be postmarked or received no later than June 8, 2023. The assessor must make a decision concerning all filed appeals and mail a written Notice of Determination by June 30, 2023.

Questions?

We encourage you to first talk with a staff appraiser prior to filing an appeal. We are happy to talk with you and explain or provide the appraisal analysis that was used to determine your property’s value. This appeal period provides an opportunity for taxpayers to inform the assessor of errors in classification, property description, or other discrepancies that may result in a reduction in value or a change in classification.

Please review the provided information on this page including sales spreadsheets, market adjustment analysis, economic area narratives and property search websites(s) to educate yourself to the market data. Then we ask that you contact our office with any questions. You may call, email or (new this year) schedule an appointment for an in-person or telephone meeting (use link above).

Need a Copy of your 2023 Notice of Value?

A copy of the 2023 Notice of Value is available to download from ‘Documents’ within your account. New Property Search or Old Property Search. Both sites are updated with 2023 Reassessment Values.

Property Comparable Sales

COMPER Property Search Tool

The Routt County Assessor’s office makes every effort to produce and publish the most current and accurate property information possible, including property sales. 2023 values are available on COMPER.

As an ongoing commitment to the public to provide excellent service, we are introducing a high-tech tool (COMPER) to make this information conveniently accessible.

When the COMPER by Spatialest window opens, you can search property by entering either an Address, or Account Number.

This will open the comper site in a new window, displaying the subject parcel and all of the comparable sales in the area.
You can narrow your search by changing the “REFINE BY’ criteria at the top of the page in order to find similar houses in the area. (The sales date has been preset to the mandatory time period (24 month) set by the State for determining current values.)
Once you have selected your comparable properties, (by highlighting ‘add comp’) click on “Save Comparables (PDF)” in red at top of page to save a PDF file of your selections, which can be used in your review.
To remove a comparable from your list, click ‘comparable’ on the property you want to remove and then click ‘save my Comparables’ again to get an updated PDF.

Click here to begin your search.

Market Adjustment Sale Price (MASP) Analysis: It is common for market conditions to change during the course of the study period, causing property values to go up or down over time. The Assessor's job is to value all property as of the appraisal date (being at the very end of the study period - June 30, 2022). Sales that occurred earlier in the study period may need to be adjusted to compensate for market changes between the time of sale and the appraisal date. The market has appreciated, therefore early sales have been adjusted to account for the change. The result of these adjustments are called "market adjusted sales prices (MASP)". The MASP's are what the Assessor analyzes to determine the property values as of the appraisal date.

Market adjustment must be considered as required by § 39-1-104(10.2)(d), C.R.S.