Jul 17, 2024 | 2024 Podcasts
Join hosts DJ Summers and Cole Anderson from the Common Sense Institute as they dive into the most pressing policy issues impacting Colorado today. In this episode, they tackle the fentanyl crisis sweeping through Colorado, the significant financial burden of the migrant influx on Denver and surrounding areas, and the staggering rise in property taxes.
May 8, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, Taxes & Fees
There is no relief for taxpayers. Coloradans will not have property tax relief from recent spikes. As reported by CSI, residential property assessment values increased over 27% in 2023. Under SB24-233, Coloradans are locked into these recent elevated property tax payments, resulting in no tax relief for this year or next.
Apr 12, 2024 | 2024 Podcasts, Podcast
There is no shortage of public policy to pass through in Colorado in 2024. Legislators are trying to address a state in the throes of a housing affordability crisis, an infrastructure crunch, a crime wave, a post-inflation economic climate, a surge in migrants from...
Apr 9, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, Taxes & Fees
Many Coloradans pay higher than average taxes, even adjusted for income. Despite effective tax rates being lower than average, the rapid increase in home values in Colorado over the past decade has made an impact.
Mar 7, 2024 | 2024 Research, Recent Research, Research, Taxes & Fees
Between 2022 and 2023, the median property tax bill increased by $1,113 in Douglas County, $660 in Boulder County, and $444 in Arapahoe County. Each of these increases significantly outpaced inflation.