City Sales Tax
As of 2025, Walsenburg has a combined sales tax rate of 8.9% and a median effective property tax rate of 0.60%.
The total sales tax in Walsenburg is the sum of state, county, and city rates.
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Combined sales tax rate: 8.9%
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Breakdown:
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Colorado state: 2.90%
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Huerfano County: 3.00%
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Walsenburg city: 3.00%
Notes
- Ordinance 748 creates a capital improvement fund (and authorizes bonds)
- Ordinance 917 refers to this ordinance and states it was to be used for capital improvements consisting of certain streets improvements; however, it is not in fact limited to streets.
- Ordinance 1015 allocates 2/3 of the existing sales tax for water and sewer utility infrastructure
- The "Waste-Water System Payment Plan Agreement" between the Northlands GID property owners and the City of Walsenburg provides in paragraph 8 that the City will transfer revenues | derived from capital improvement sales tax collected within the boundaries of the GID by to the GID to use for debt payments, reserve requirements and funding of short-lived assets.
- The transfer of 2/3 of this tax should be computed first.
