Erie, CO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Erie house pays

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Erie house

$11,321a year · $943 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $736,500; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$5,279
0.717% of $736,500
Electricity and gas$2,274
810.6 kWh a month $1,532 · 57.44 therms $742
Water and sewer$1,689
8,000 gallons a month on Town of Erie: water $79, sewer $48, town storm drainage fee (per single-family residential equivalent) $14 a month
TrashNot included
Not a Town service: all homes in Erie get trash service from private haulers
Home insurance$2,079
Typical premium $2,079

A Erie house at the typical market value ($736,500) pays about $11,300 a year: $5,280 property tax and charges, $1,690 water and sewer, $2,270 electricity and gas, $2,080 home insurance; trash is billed separately. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 21, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Seniors 65+ who have owned and lived in the home 10+ years: senior property tax exemption50% of the first $200,000 of actual value
For qualifying seniors, 50% of the first $200,000 of actual value is exempted. You must be at least 65 on January 1 and have owned and lived in the home as your primary residence for at least ten consecutive years.
How: Apply to the Weld County Assessor (970-400-3650) by July 15. You apply once; it stays in effect while ownership and occupancy do not change.
Veterans rated 100% permanently disabled: property tax exemption50% of the first $200,000 of actual value
Veterans rated 100% totally and permanently disabled (or with individual unemployability status) by the VA and honorably discharged can have 50% of the first $200,000 of actual value exempted.
How: Apply to the Weld County Assessor by July 15 (970-400-3650).
Seniors 65+ and active military: defer your property tax
Eligible seniors 65 and up and active military service members may be able to defer payment with a low-interest loan from the Colorado Department of the Treasury.
How: In Weld County, apply through the Treasurer (970-400-3290, treasurer@weld.gov) between January 1 and April 1; applications must arrive by 4 p.m. on April 1.
Water-saving rebates: $100 per toilet, $100 smart irrigation controllerUp to $200 for toilets
Town of Erie utility customers can get $100 per WaterSense high-efficiency toilet (limit 2; it must replace an existing toilet, and the old toilet must be recycled with proof) and $100 for a WaterSense smart irrigation controller, for purchases in 2026.
How: Submit the online rebate application with your utility account number and receipts; questions to rebates@erieco.gov.
Free sprinkler consultation
The Town of Erie offers a free Slow the Flow sprinkler consultation.
How: Sign up through the Town's Water Efficiency Rebates page.
Energy rebates for Town utility customers: $400 cold-climate heat pump, $200 heat pump water heater$25 to $500 per measure
Town of Erie utility customers can get rebates in 2026 such as $400 for a cold-climate air source heat pump, $200 for a heat pump water heater and $500 for PV solar; funds are limited and available first come, first served.
How: Purchase and install the qualified equipment, then complete the Town's rebate application.

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What you know

Value before exemptionsUse the actual value on your Notice of Valuation (Weld County Assessor, or Boulder County Assessor if your home is on the Boulder County side). The figure shown is for a Weld County home outside any metropolitan district, but most Weld County Erie homes are in one: Vista Ridge Metropolitan District's 47 mills alone add about $2,164 a year on the median home, and most other districts levy about 50 to 70 mills (Erie Highlands No. 2: 87.68). Check your tax bill for your district.

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $2,079, Insurance Information Institute: average homeowners premium by state, Colorado, 2022.

Your use

Water, thousands of gallons a month

On your water bill. A typical house uses 5,000–8,000 gallons.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your United Power (electric cooperative; Xcel Energy serves other parts of Erie) bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Feb 28First half of property tax due to the Weld County Treasurer (half-payment option).
Apr 1Last day for the Weld County Treasurer to receive property tax deferral applications (by 4 p.m.; postmarks not accepted).
Apr 30Deadline to pay the whole year's property tax in one payment (Weld County).
Jun 8End of the May 1 to June 8 window to contact the Weld County Assessor about your valuation.

Who serves this house

Water: Town of Erie; 2026 single-family rates under Ordinance 042-2024, passed by the Town Council on December 10, 2024. The Town bills water monthly: a service charge by meter size plus a tiered charge per 1,000 gallons used.
Property tax: 0.72% of value; 2025 tax year, payable 2026 (Weld County tax district 3207)
Garbage: Private haulers; All homes in Erie get trash service from private companies; haulers must be licensed by the Town
Sewer: Town of Erie; Single-family homes pay a $10.30 service charge plus $9.45 per 1,000 gallons; the volume charge is based on average winter water use
Electricity: United Power or Xcel Energy; Erie's residential electricity customers are split fairly evenly between the two
Gas: Xcel Energy or Black Hills Energy; Both supply natural gas in Erie; Black Hills Energy serves a portion of the community
Schools: St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J; 57.717 mills for 2025 taxes, on 7.05% of a home's actual value

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Your water

Source: The primary source is the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, delivered by pipeline from Carter Lake in Berthoud to the Town's Water Treatment Facility in Erie.
Lead: The 90th-percentile lead result in June to August 2025 sampling was 0.0026 ppm (action level 0.015 ppm), with no sample sites above the action level.
Disinfection byproducts: Total trihalomethanes averaged 49.44 ppb in 2025 (limit 80 ppb).

Other CO cities

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Colorado taxes a home on its actual value times an assessment rate times the mill levy. About 59% of Erie's housing units are in Weld County (8,144 of 13,828 in the State Demography Office's 2024 estimates), so we use Weld County tax district 3207, an Erie district without a metropolitan district. For 2025 taxes (paid in 2026) it levies 107.296 mills: 49.579 local mills (Weld County 15.956, Northern Colorado Water 1.000, Town of Erie 13.237, Mountain View Fire 16.342, High Plains Library 3.044) at 6.25%, and St. Vrain Valley RE-1J's 57.717 mills at 7.05%. On actual value that is about 0.717%, about $5,279 on the $736,500 Census median.
Metropolitan districts: in Weld County's December 2025 certifications, metropolitan districts that levy a tax hold about $361 million of the Town's $453 million Weld County assessed value, so most Weld County homes in Erie pay one; their 2025 levies are mostly about 47 to 71 mills (Vista Ridge 47.000, Colliers Hill 60.8 to 63.5, Erie Commons No. 2 63.516, Erie Highlands No. 2 87.680). On the $736,500 median, Vista Ridge's 47 mills add about $2,164 a year (736,500 x 6.25% x 47 / 1,000). None is included; check your tax bill. Some Weld County areas are in Frederick-Firestone Fire (15.559 mills) instead of Mountain View Fire.
Boulder County side (about 41% of housing units): Boulder County levies 24.046 mills instead of Weld County's 15.956, and many homes there are in Boulder Valley School District RE-2 (48.044 mills) rather than St. Vrain. For example, tax area 1400 (Boulder Valley RE-2, Erie, Northern Colorado Water, Urban Drainage, Mountain View Fire, High Plains Library) totals 106.613 mills for 2025, about 0.705% of actual value; St. Vrain areas such as 1392 total 116.286 mills, about 0.773%. Boulder County homes in Flatiron Meadows, Erie Farm, Parkdale, Rex Ranch, Jay Grove, Brennan and other metropolitan districts pay more. Boulder County owners pay the Boulder County Treasurer. The senior and disabled-veteran exemptions are tips, not applied.
Water, sewer and storm drainage: Town of Erie 2026 single-family rates, a $22.21 monthly service charge for a 3/4-inch meter and $6.48, $8.10, $12.12 and $18.14 per 1,000 gallons for the first 5,000, next 10,000, next 10,000 and over 25,000 gallons. The page starts at 8,000 gallons a month (10.7 CCF) and charges wastewater ($10.30 plus $9.45 per 1,000 gallons) on 4,000 gallons of winter use, the residential example in the Town's 2024 rate study; your sewer charge uses your own December to February average. We add the $13.72 monthly storm drainage fee per single-family residential equivalent.
Electricity and gas: Erie homes are split between United Power and Xcel Energy. United Power's 2026 residential rate includes a demand charge that depends on how you use power, so we use its 2024 average residential price of 15.75 cents per kWh (all charges) at its average use of 811 kWh a month (EIA); Xcel's 2024 average was 15.05 cents at 600 kWh. Gas is Colorado's 2025 average residential price of $11.17 per thousand cubic feet ($1.077 a therm) at the state's 2024 average use of 57.4 therms a month. Franchise fees and sales taxes on energy bills are not included.
Garbage: trash is not a Town service; households (or HOAs) contract a licensed private hauler, so no trash price is included. Insurance: the Colorado Division of Insurance's 2026 county averages do not give a figure for Weld or Boulder County, so we use the Insurance Information Institute's 2022 Colorado average of $2,079.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Erie compares

A typical Erie house against the 8 Colorado cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Erie	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	0.72%	0.60%	higher than 7 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Water	$947	$903	higher than 4 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$742	$713	higher than 4 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,274	$2,274	in the middle of 7 other Colorado cities we cover
Home insurance	$2,079	$2,079	lower than 1 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Total	$11,321	$9,880	higher than 6 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Erie's property tax rate is 0.72%, higher than 7 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Erie is 0.72%, higher than 7 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

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Common questions about Erie house costs

What is the property tax rate in Erie?

About 0.72% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, payable 2026 (Weld County tax district 3207)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Erie?

About $3,584 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Erie?

About $141 a month for water and sewer at typical use (8,000 gallons a month) on Town of Erie.

How much does trash pickup cost in Erie?

Not a Town service: all homes in Erie get trash service from private haulers

When is property tax due in Erie?

Feb 28: First half of property tax due to the Weld County Treasurer (half-payment option). Jun 15: Second half of property tax due (Weld County).

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Erie?

Yes. Seniors 65+ who have owned and lived in the home 10+ years: senior property tax exemption: For qualifying seniors, 50% of the first $200,000 of actual value is exempted. You must be at least 65 on January 1 and have owned and lived in the home as your primary residence for at least ten consecutive years.

How much does a house in Erie cost to run each year?

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