Parker Property Taxes: Mill Levies, Metro Districts and Lookup

Parker property tax: the Town is the small part

Parker property tax surprises people in both directions. The Town of Parker's own levy is tiny, 2.602 mills, and hasn't changed in years. But most of Parker's newer neighborhoods sit inside a metro district that adds its own levy, often 30 to 85 mills more. That is why two Parker homes at the same price can have tax bills thousands of dollars apart. Here is what the 2025 Parker, CO mill levy looks like, how to look up any address with the Douglas County Assessor, and what to check before you buy. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers.

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The base Parker tax stack

Every Parker home inside town limits starts with the same layers for tax year 2025:

• Douglas County Re-1 schools: 45.528 mills
• Douglas County government: 19.774 mills
• South Metro Fire Rescue: 12.250 mills (up from 9.290 after the November 2025 vote)
• Douglas County Libraries: 3.519 mills
• Town of Parker: 2.602 mills
• Mile High Flood District: 1.000 mill
• Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority: 0.450 mills

That is 85.123 mills. Parker Water and Sanitation District adds 5.771 mills in the tax areas it serves. Unlike Highlands Ranch, town homes do not pay Douglas County's 4.500 mill law enforcement levy, because Parker has its own police department. The Town can't raise its 2.602 mills without a vote. Compare the unincorporated side in our Highlands Ranch property tax guide.

Parker metro districts and their 2025 levies

A metro district is a special district that borrowed to build a neighborhood's streets, water lines and parks and pays that debt back through a property tax on the homes inside it. In Parker, most of these levies are largely debt service. From Douglas County's 2025 report (the district's own mills, added on top of the base stack):

• Canterberry Crossing Metro District I: 15.600 mills (14.000 of it for debt)
• Canterberry Crossing Metro District II: 25.800 mills (23.000 for debt)
• Lincoln Creek Metro District: 30.179 mills (these parcels are outside town limits and carry no Town levy)
• Neu Towne Metro District: 36.520 mills (34.000 for debt)
• Anthology West Metro Districts: 44.461 to 47.678 mills, depending on the district
• Stonegate North Villages Metro District: 47.000 mills, plus a separate 24.775 mill debt service levy
• Hess Ranch Metro Districts 5, 6 and 7: 82.702 mills; District 4: 86.845 mills

Levies change every December when districts certify their budgets, and a neighborhood can span more than one district. The Assessor's record lists every taxing authority on the parcel and the total mills, so read it there rather than going by the subdivision name. More background: our special district and metro district tax guide and how HOAs, metro districts and taxes affect buyers.

How to look up taxes on a Parker address

1. Open the Douglas County Assessor's Property Search and enter the address.
2. Read the Tax Authorities list and the Total Mills on the record. That is the parcel's real stack.
3. Check the current bill on the Treasurer's Property Account Search.
4. For a picture of where each dollar goes, use Your Douglas County Taxes.
5. For a metro district's budget, debt and maximum levy, read its filings with the state or the district's own website.

Appeals, due dates and relief

Douglas County mails notices of value in reappraisal years; the next is 2027. Appeal online, by mail or with an appraiser in person or by video. The state deadline for an Assessor-level protest is June 8, but Douglas County's pages also show June 1, so file by June 1 to cover both dates. Late tax payments carry interest of 1% a month.

Parker owners 65+ who have owned and lived in their home 10 years can apply to the Assessor by July 15 for the senior exemption, 50% of the first $200,000 of value. Veterans with a 100% permanent and total VA rating get the same exemption (apply January 1 to July 1). Seniors and active military can defer taxes through the Treasurer between January 1 and April 1, and Douglas County's Tax Work-Off Program lets taxpayers 60+ or with disabilities work off part of their county tax.

These Parker listings update live. When one catches your eye, look up its parcel and compare the total mills with a similar home outside a metro district. See new construction in Parker, where metro districts are most common, browse the Parker area guide, or look at Parker ranch homes and Parker townhomes.

See the real tax before you fall for the house

The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC checks the tax area and metro district on every Parker home our buyers get serious about. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers.

The Kenna Group is a real estate group with Keller Williams Realty DTC, LLC (Keller Williams DTC), formerly known as Kenna Real Estate Group, serving Denver metro home buyers and sellers.