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Colorado Springs sales tax rate (CO)
Colorado Springs voters periodically renew the PPRTA transportation component, and the city's own rate includes dedicated trails and public-safety increments.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in Colorado Springs, CO is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026 — 2.9% state + 1.23% county + 3.07% city + 1% special district. On a $100 purchase that is $8.20 in tax, for a total of $108.20. Colorado's statewide base is 2.9%.
- Combined rate
- 8.2%
- State share
- 2.9%
- Local share
- 5.3%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $8.20
Calculate Colorado Springs sales tax
Pre-filled with the Colorado Springs combined rate.
Sales tax calculator
The full combined rate of 8.2% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Colorado Springs, CO.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 8.2%
- $8.20
- Total
- $108.20
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
Is 8.2% high?
Where Colorado Springs sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- +0.25 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 65%5.3% of the total
- Cost per household
- $2,132Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 4Stacked into the combined rate
8.2% in Colorado Springs — high. It ranks 43 of 94 covered metros, +0.25 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,132 a year, $65 above it.
Local government sets 5.3% of the total, 65% of the bill; the state takes 2.9%. 4 layers stack: Colorado state 2.9%, El Paso County 1.23%, City of Colorado Springs 3.07%, Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority 1%. The City of Colorado Springs increment at 3.07% is the largest local piece — 58% of everything local, worth $798 a year on its own.
2 of 3 covered Colorado metros, level with the 8.2% state median. The in-state spread runs 8% in Aurora to 8.81% in Denver — 0.81 points wide. On a $5,000 order the gap to Aurora is $10 — not enough to change where anyone shops.
No other covered metro sits within 0.05 points of 8.2%. Colorado Springs is an outlier in the national distribution, which usually means a district measure the surrounding region never adopted.
Scale: 488,664 residents, roughly 195,466 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 5.3% local share pulls about $269,352,148 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
Colorado Springs voters periodically renew the PPRTA transportation component, and the city's own rate includes dedicated trails and public-safety increments.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Colorado Department of Revenue before filing or quoting it to a customer.
Jurisdiction breakdown
Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado state | state | 2.9% | 35% |
| El Paso County | county | 1.23% | 15% |
| City of Colorado Springs | city | 3.07% | 37% |
| Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority | special district | 1% | 12% |
| Combined rate | 8.2% |
Colorado Springs sales tax reference table
Tax due at 8.2% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.82 | $10.82 |
| $25 | $2.05 | $27.05 |
| $50 | $4.10 | $54.10 |
| $100 | $8.20 | $108.20 |
| $500 | $41.00 | $541.00 |
| $1,000 | $82.00 | $1082.00 |
| $5,000 | $410.00 | $5410.00 |
| $25,000 | $2050.00 | $27050.00 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 8.2% tax collected.
Backing out 8.2% for Colorado Springs, CO.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $8.20
What this rate applies to
Colorado publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Colorado are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Colorado Springs voters periodically renew the PPRTA transportation component, and the city's own rate includes dedicated trails and public-safety increments. Check the Colorado Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 8.2% applies.
Colorado Springs at a glance
- Population
- 488,664
- Median household income
- $79,575
- County
- El Paso County
- ZIP codes covered
- 12
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