BlockShopper.com reports that Englewood property owners paid property taxes amounting to 0.5% of their homes’ values during the first quarter of 2026, which is around 0.6 times the national average.
Data show the median sales price for a home in Englewood during the first quarter of 2026 was $564,250, based on 22 property sales recorded in that period. Englewood’s median tax bill for 2026 stood at $2,849, equaling 0.5% of the median home value taxed in the city.
The average effective property tax rate across the U.S. measured 0.888% in 2024.
Within Arapahoe County, there were four cities that posted the highest effective property tax rate at 0.7%.
This article uses estimated inflation values and county-provided 2024 tax statistics to compute the effective property tax rate for 2026. Actual rates may differ slightly in some instances.
According to Redfin, national home prices continued to increase through 2025, with the median reaching approximately $447,000 in June, up 1.13% from the prior year. The figures also show a wide gap between supply and demand, as there were 36% more sellers than buyers—a margin of 508,715 homes. By Redfin’s standards, a balanced market is defined when the number of sellers and buyers are within 10% of each other.
The table below contrasts Holly Hills and other selected Arapahoe County cities by their median effective property tax rates, calculated from the first quarter of 2026 using home sales and property tax information.
| City | Q1 2026 Sales | Q1 2026 Median Price | Median tax 2026 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Hills | 7 | $645,000 | $4,412 | 0.7% |
| Spring Creek Meadows | 4 | $547,500 | $3,993 | 0.7% |
| Centennial | 143 | $634,500 | $4,545 | 0.7% |
| Dove Valley | 6 | $447,500 | $3,079 | 0.7% |
| Aurora | 420 | $445,000 | $2,800 | 0.6% |
| Cherry Hills Village | 9 | $3,200,000 | $19,625 | 0.6% |
| Cherry Creek | 16 | $915,000 | $5,781 | 0.6% |
| Littleton | 35 | $651,000 | $4,117 | 0.6% |
| Columbine Valley | 2 | $2,059,000 | $12,622 | 0.6% |
| Greenwood Village | 19 | $1,650,000 | $9,312 | 0.6% |
| Englewood | 22 | $564,250 | $2,849 | 0.5% |
| Sheridan | 7 | $525,000 | $2,751 | 0.5% |
| Columbine | 2 | $1,227,500 | $5,887 | 0.5% |
The information presented in this article was provided by BlockShopper.com. You can access the original data here.