Larkspur Property Tax Quick Facts
- Location
- Larkspur, Colorado
- Douglas County
- Assessed By
- Douglas County Assessor
- Protest Deadline
- June 1
- County Tax Rate
- ~0.52%
- Shared with Larkspur
How to Protest Property Taxes in Larkspur
Check your assessment
Enter your Larkspur address for a free 60-second check. We compare your assessed value against comparable sales and neighborhood data.
Get your evidence packet
If over-assessed, pay $45 for a complete protest packet with comparable sales, equity analysis, and pre-filled forms for Douglas County.
File your protest
Submit your protest to Douglas County Assessor before June 1. Our filing guide walks you through every step.
About the Larkspur Property Market
Larkspur is a city located in Douglas County, Colorado. Every property inside the Larkspur city limits is assessed by Douglas County Assessor, which applies Colorado property tax rules uniformly across the county.
Because Larkspur property values are set at the county level, the $580,000 county median home value and 0.52% effective tax rate apply to homes throughout the city. Homeowners who believe their Larkspur home is over-assessed have the right to file a protest directly with Douglas County Assessor before the June 1 deadline.
Under Colorado law, a protest cannot increase your assessed value — it can only stay the same or go down. That makes a Larkspur protest a low-risk way to push back against an over-assessment, especially for homeowners with strong comparable sales evidence.
Larkspur Property Market Context
Every Larkspur homeowner operates under Colorado property tax law, and understanding the state context is the first step toward a successful challenge.
Colorado market character
Colorado values are reassessed on a two-year cycle, and recent cycles have produced double-digit increases along the Front Range and mountain resort communities. The residential assessment rate sits around 6.7% after recent legislation, but on fast-appreciating homes the bill still jumps sharply.
How Colorado handles protests
Colorado is protest-friendly. Assessed value cannot increase as a result of a protest, and the state runs a clear three-step appeal path: assessor, County Board of Equalization, then Board of Assessment Appeals.
When to file in Larkspur
Notices mail May 1. Protest window closes June 8 at the assessor level. This is one of the tightest deadlines in the country — do not wait.
Common Larkspur Property Types
Larkspur homeowners typically file protests across these property categories:
Single-family homes
The most common residential type and the dominant protest category.
Condominiums
Common in denser parts of the city and near employment centers.
Townhouses
Attached-home neighborhoods in newer subdivisions.
Small multi-family
Duplexes and 2-4 unit buildings assessed as income property.
Commercial
Retail, office, and small commercial along major corridors.
ProtestMax supports all of the above property types in Larkspur. Each protestpacket is tailored to the property's classification and uses comparable sales from Larkspur and surrounding Douglas County neighborhoods.