Why are the taxes higher in Security/Widefield?

[Colorado Springs Gal]

Originally Posted by sometimessoup

I posted a thread a couple days ago about my husband getting a job offer there, but we can only live in certain zip codes. I noticed for some on the list, the taxes were super low like 600/700 dollars. Then for the Security/Widefield area (zip 80911) the taxes were double that, sometimes more. Then in 80925 they were even higher. This would greatly effect how much our mortgage payment would be.

So, I'm wondering, what is the difference, why are the taxes so much higher? I looked at a few random ones on the property search website to see if I could spot a difference and some of the items I see that are in the 80911/80925 area not in some of the other zip codes is listed as "Security Sanitation", "Security Water". Does this mean the utilities are included in the taxes, like there would not be a separate bill for those. Or is this just an additional fee for living in the area and we'd still have those utility bills?

Thank you!

While Security/Widefield area taxes are still lower in some areas, than in Colorado Springs, they have seemed to even out, or equal (in some cases) that of the Colorado Springs area.

This link shares the median property tax rates for all counties in Colorado:

El Paso County Colorado Property Taxes - 2018

Excerpt:
"The median property tax in El Paso County, Colorado is $1,017 per year for a home worth the median value of $216,800. El Paso County collects, on average, 0.47% of a property's assessed fair market value as property tax.

Colorado is ranked 1457th of the 3143 counties in the United States, in order of the median amount of property taxes collected.

The average yearly property tax paid by El Paso County residents amounts to about 1.42% of their yearly income. El Paso County is ranked 2134th of the 3143 counties for property taxes as a percentage of median income."

I have noticed taxes increase a bit in Security/Widefield area, however, some of the reason you may be seeing lower tax rates on certain properties may be due to senior discount rates. If the homeowner is taking advantage of their senior discount tax rate you will typically see them in the $500 - $700 range.

Overall, Colorado remains one of the States that has some of the lower property tax rates compared to others.