Assessor's Office
Duties of the Assessor
Under Colorado law, county assessors calculate values of all real and personal property for tax purposes. The annual list of all assessed values in a county is known as the Assessment Roll. Locally, the Denver Assessor directs a team of highly skilled appraisers, auditors, analysts, managers and support personnel. In addition to determining property values, the Assessor's Office:
* tracks property ownership changes
* maintains maps of parcel boundaries
* keeps an updated list of building descriptions
and property characteristics
* verifies properties eligible for exemption .
* analyzes trends in property sales, home prices,
construction and renovation costs, and rents on
commercial and industrial properties.
Laws governing the assessment process for Denver and all across the state can be found in Colorado Revised Statues, Title 39.
Property values listed on the Assessment Roll are used to calculate annual property taxes which are collected by the Denver Treasury Division. The Assessor does not establish mill levies, set taxes, or collect tax payments.