According to BlockShopper.com, Littleton property owners paid property taxes amounting to 0.6% of their home’s value in the first quarter of 2026. This rate is under 0.7 times the national average.
During that quarter, the median sales price for a home in Littleton was $651,000, with 35 property sales. The median city tax bill in 2026 was $4,117, equating to 0.6% of the median assessed home value.
The average effective property tax rate nationwide was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Arapahoe County, four cities reported the highest effective property tax rate of 0.7%.
This article estimates the 2026 effective property tax rate using inflation-adjusted values and reported 2024 county tax data. Actual rates may show slight variations in specific instances.
Home prices across the U.S. continued to climb in 2025, with the national median at approximately $447,000 as of June. This marks a 1.13% increase over the previous year, according to Redfin. Their reports also indicate a pronounced supply-demand gap, with 36% more sellers than buyers — a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced real estate market as one where seller and buyer totals are within 10% of each other.
The table below provides a comparison of Holly Hills and other cities in Arapahoe County by their median effective property tax rate for homes sold in the first quarter of 2026.
| 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 in this report comes from BlockShopper.com. The source dataset is available here.