Parker, CO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Parker 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 Parker house

$10,129a year · $844 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $646,300; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,907
0.605% of $646,300
Electricity and gas$2,607
863.6 kWh a month $1,865 · 57.44 therms $742
Water and sewer$1,535
7,000 gallons a month on Parker Water & Sanitation District: water $60, sewer $59, town of parker stormwater fee (on the water bill) $10 a month
TrashNot included
Not a Town service; the Town lists other options, such as trash haulers
Home insurance$2,079
Typical premium $2,079

A Parker house at the typical market value ($646,300) pays about $10,100 a year: $3,910 property tax and charges, $1,540 water and sewer, $2,610 electricity and gas, $2,080 home insurance; trash is billed separately. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 20, 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 value
The senior exemption takes 50 percent of the first $200,000 off the taxable value of a qualifying home; the state reimburses local taxing entities. Once approved it stays in place until the home changes ownership.
How: Apply to the Douglas County Assessor between January 1 and July 15.
Veterans rated 100% permanent and total disabled: property tax exemption50% of the first $200,000 of value
For qualifying disabled veterans, 50 percent of the first $200,000 of the actual value of their primary residence is exempted, and the state reimburses the county treasurer.
How: Apply to the Douglas County Assessor between January 1 and July 15.
Owners 65+ or called to active military service: defer property taxes
Colorado residents 65 or older and people called into active military service may postpone paying property taxes on their home.
How: Apply to the Douglas County Treasurer between January 1 and April 1; apply again each year.
Taxpayers 60+ or with disabilities: Tax Work-Off Program
Douglas County taxpayers 60 or older, or with disabilities, can work off part of their Douglas County property taxes by meeting temporary needs in County departments.
How: Contact the Douglas County Human Resources Department, which runs the program.
Replace lawn: turf removal discount$750 discount
PWSD and the South Metro Water Supply Authority offer $750 turf removal discounts to PWSD customers through Resource Central, first come, first served until funds run out for the year.
How: Apply on the Resource Central Lawn Replacement website.
Free sprinkler system audit
PWSD has partnered with Resource Central to provide customers with no-cost sprinkler consultations, first come, first served until the year's funding runs out.
How: Request an audit on Resource Central's Slow the Flow website.

Adjust to match your bills

What you know

Value before exemptionsUse the actual value on your Notice of Valuation from the Douglas County Assessor. Many Parker subdivisions also pay a metro district levy (from under 1 mill to about 125 mills combined in a few areas); it is not included here, so check your tax bill.

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $2,079, Colorado statewide average homeowners premium for 2022 (NAIC data, as published by the Insurance Information Institute); the Colorado Division of Insurance's 2026 county averages do not include Douglas County.

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 CORE Electric Cooperative bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Apr 1Last day to apply to the County Treasurer for the senior and military property tax deferral.
Apr 30Deadline to pay the whole year's property tax in one payment.
Jun 1Deadline to file a real property valuation appeal with the Douglas County Assessor (appeals open May 1).
Jun 15Second half of property tax is due.

Who serves this house

Water: Parker Water & Sanitation District; Parker Water & Sanitation District 2026 residential rates per single family equivalent, per month, effective January 1, 2026. Not every Parker home is served by PWSD.
Property tax: 0.60% of value; 2025 tax year, payable 2026 (Douglas County tax district 0803)
Sewer: Parker Water & Sanitation District; Monthly $13.82 sewer service fee plus $10.68 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter average water use
Electricity: CORE Electric Cooperative; Residential rate: $20.00 a month, $0.1155 per kWh, plus an on-peak demand charge of $5.47 per kW
Gas: Xcel Energy; Natural gas service
Schools: Douglas County School District RE-1; 45.528 mills for 2025 taxes (39.752 general plus 5.776 debt service), on 7.05% of a home's actual value

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: Rueter-Hess Reservoir (surface water), groundwater wells, and surface water purchased from WISE.
Hardness: Hardness averaged 108 ppm in 2025 (range 34 to 206 ppm).
PFAS: 2025 averages: PFOA 1.2 ppt (up to 4.8) and PFOS 0.4 ppt (up to 1.9).

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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. For 2025 taxes (paid in 2026) the residential rate is 6.25% for local government and 7.05% for schools. We use Douglas County tax district 0803, a Town of Parker area inside Parker Water & Sanitation District with no metropolitan district: Douglas County 19.774 mills, Town of Parker 2.602, South Metro Fire Rescue 12.250, Parker Water & Sanitation District 5.771, Douglas Public Library 3.519, Urban Drainage & Flood Control 0.900 plus 0.100 (South Platte), and Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority 0.450, all at 6.25%, and Douglas County School District RE-1 39.752 plus 5.776 debt service at 7.05%. That is 90.894 mills, about 0.6045% of actual value, or roughly $3,907 on the $646,300 Census median.
Many Parker subdivisions, especially newer ones, are also inside a metropolitan district, whose levy (from under 1 mill to about 88 mills in the 2025 list) is not included; some areas are outside Parker Water & Sanitation District's levy or inside a downtown business improvement district. Check your own tax district on your Notice of Valuation or tax bill. For 2026 taxes (billed in January 2027) the local government rate becomes 6.8% after 10% of the first $700,000 of actual value is removed, and schools stay at 7.05%; the 2026 mill levies are set in December, so we show 2025. The senior and disabled-veteran exemptions are tips, not applied.
Water: Parker Water & Sanitation District 2026 residential rates, a $35.02 water service fee plus the $4.50 long-term water fee each month, then $2.72 per 1,000 gallons for the first 6,000 gallons, $5.31 up to 18,000 gallons and $10.95 above. Some Parker subdivisions get water from Cottonwood, Pinery, Stonegate, Compark or Meridian instead, at different rates.
Sewer: $13.82 a month plus $10.68 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter average use, or actual use if lower. We use the district's 4,200-gallon figure for homes without a winter average ($58.68 a month) and cap billed sewer flow there, so summer watering does not raise the sewer charge. The Town of Parker stormwater fee, $9.53 a month in 2026, is added from the same bill.
Garbage: the Town of Parker does not provide trash or recycling service; any hauler bill is not included.
Electricity and gas: CORE's residential rate has a demand charge based on your highest hour of use between 4 and 8 p.m., so we use the July 2026 CAMU survey cost for 700 kWh ($124.92): the $20.00 basic charge plus $0.1499 per kWh for everything else (energy, demand and adjustments), with Parker's 4% excise tax on CORE bills added to both, at CORE's 2024 average residential use of 864 kWh a month (EIA). Gas is Colorado's 2025 average residential price of $11.17 per thousand cubic feet ($1.077 a therm), including fixed charges, at the state's 2024 average of 57.4 therms a month; any Parker franchise fee on Xcel gas bills is not included. Sales taxes are not included.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Parker compares

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

Per year	Parker	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	0.60%	0.60%	higher than 4 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Water	$717	$903	lower than 6 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$818	$713	higher than 5 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,607	$2,274	higher than 6 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Home insurance	$2,079	$2,079	lower than 1 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover
Total	$10,129	$9,880	higher than 5 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. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $717 a year at typical use, lower than 6 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $717 a year at typical use, lower than 6 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,607 a year, higher than 6 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,607 a year for a typical house, higher than 6 of the other 7 Colorado cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Parker house costs

What is the property tax rate in Parker?

About 0.60% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, payable 2026 (Douglas County tax district 0803)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $3,023 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Parker?

About $128 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Parker Water & Sanitation District.

How much does trash pickup cost in Parker?

Not a Town service; the Town lists other options, such as trash haulers

When is property tax due in Parker?

Jun 15: Second half of property tax is due. End of Feb: First half of property tax is due by the last day of February (bills are mailed in late January).

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Parker?

Yes. Seniors 65+ who have owned and lived in the home 10+ years: senior property tax exemption: The senior exemption takes 50 percent of the first $200,000 off the taxable value of a qualifying home; the state reimburses local taxing entities. Once approved it stays in place until the home changes ownership.

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

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