Pitkin County provides over 132,000 in property tax relief, data shows

Pitkin County provides over 132,000 in property tax relief, data shows

Pitkin County saw a 70% increase in property valuations from 2022 to 2024, according to Pitkin County Deputy Manager Kara Silbernagel. This led to a 27% increase in property taxes, which caused the county to create a program that would relieve those tax increases for the lowest income earners in the area.  The program is up for reconsideration for 2025, and the Pitkin County Commission seems open to keeping it almost entirely the same, albeit wi…