Regional Sales Tax Rate Comparisons
| Aurora | 8.30% |
| Boulder | 7.86% |
| Broomfield | 8.25% |
| Denver | 7.60% |
| Fort Collins | 6.70% |
| Littleton | 7.30% |
| Pueblo | 7.20% |
| Westminster | 7.55% |
| Source: Colorado Municipal League, 2005 |
2003 Sales Tax Revenues (In Billions)
| Adams | $8.2 |
| Arapahoe | $14.6 |
| Boulder | $6.4 |
| Broomfield | $1.4 |
| Denver | $16.8 |
| Douglas | $4.3 |
| Jefferson | $11.5 |
| Metro Denver | $63.2 |
Regional Office/Industrial Property Tax Comparisons
| City | Mill Levy | Taxes on an Office Bldg
(25,000 s.f. valued at $71/s.f.) | Taxes on an Industrial Building
(100,000 s.f. valued at $35/s.f.) |
| Aurora | 88.68 | $47,858.88 | $90,010.20 |
| Boulder | 78.108 | $40,206.00 | $79,279.62 |
| Denver | 68.888 | $35,460.00 | $77,918.51 |
| Fort Collins | 82.953 | $42,534.31 | $83,870.47 |
| Littleton | 100.753 | $51,862.61 | $102,264.30 |
| Pueblo | 82.631 | $42,534.31 | $83,870.47 |
| Westminster | 92.975 | $47,858.88 | $94,369.63 |
National Tax Study
Colorado has received national recognition for its low tax rates. The Pacific Research Institute ranked Colorado second in the nation for economic freedom in 2004. The state's general sales and use tax of 2.9% is the lowest in the country. The Tax Foundation in 2003 also ranked Colorado the 4th most business friendly tax environment.
Colorado as a state also took second place in terms of prosperity growth since 1992, following only Nevada in terms of personal income growth rates. Colorado's growth rate was 8.3 percent per year, compared with the national average of 5.6 percent during the same period, according to a survey by Demographics Daily.
Colorado received an A for business vitality, innovation, entrepreneurialism and business competitiveness by the Corporation for Enterprise Development in 2004.
Occupational Privilege Tax: The City and County of Denver imposes an Occupational Privilege Tax on
individuals who work within the city limits of Denver. Total tax is $9.75 per month per employee.
(The employee pays $5.75 and the employer pays $4.00).
Telecommunications Business Tax: $1.12 per month per Denver account.
Denver's average tax burden is $3,727 for a family of four earning $50,000 annually, or 7.5% of
annual income, lower than the U.S. average burden of 8.6% of income.
Colorado ranks 13th with an overall grade of B on The Assets
and Opportunities Scorecard, which measures the financial
security of families in the US. CFED 2005
 Did you know?
Denver ranks 3rd lowest for combined total business taxes in a national study of 27 cities.
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