Monument Property Tax Quick Facts
- Location
- Monument, Colorado
- El Paso County
- Assessed By
- El Paso County Assessor
- Protest Deadline
- June 1
- County Tax Rate
- ~0.6%
- Shared with Monument
How to Protest Property Taxes in Monument
Check your assessment
Enter your Monument 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 El Paso County.
File your protest
Submit your protest to El Paso County Assessor before June 1. Our filing guide walks you through every step.
About the Monument Property Market
Monument is a city located in El Paso County, Colorado. Every property inside the Monument city limits is assessed by El Paso County Assessor, which applies Colorado property tax rules uniformly across the county.
Because Monument property values are set at the county level, the $400,000 county median home value and 0.6% effective tax rate apply to homes throughout the city. Homeowners who believe their Monument home is over-assessed have the right to file a protest directly with El Paso 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 Monument protest a low-risk way to push back against an over-assessment, especially for homeowners with strong comparable sales evidence.
Monument Property Market Context
Every Monument 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 Monument
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 Monument Property Types
Monument 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 Monument. Each protestpacket is tailored to the property's classification and uses comparable sales from Monument and surrounding El Paso County neighborhoods.
Monument Property Tax Protest Questions
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Nearby Cities in El Paso County
These Colorado cities share the same protest deadline (June 1) and are assessed by El Paso County Assessor.