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Iowa property tax by county

Typical rates and bills for every county, from the Census survey 2020-2024.

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Typical rate1.39%ranks 10 of 51
Typical yearly bill$2,897US $3,119
State income tax3.8% flattax year 2026
State sales tax6%before local taxes

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Use what you paid if you bought recently, or the market value on your county tax bill or assessment notice (most county assessor websites let you search by address). Recent sales of similar homes nearby work too. The box starts at the typical home value, so you can also just press Calculate.

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How we got this

Your city, school district and exemptions can move the real bill 10 to 20% either way.

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How Iowa changed in five years

Typical bill$2,315 → $2,897+25%
Median home value$147,800 → $208,000+41%
Typical rate1.57% → 1.39%-0.17 pts

Comparing the Census surveys for 2015-2019 and 2020-2024, which do not overlap. Home values rose faster than bills, so the effective rate went down, often because of caps on assessment increases or rate cuts.

Ways to lower your bill in Iowa

  • Homestead exemption or credit. Iowa homeowners can usually reduce the taxable value of the home they live in. You apply once with your county assessor, and the local deadline is often in the first months of the year. How homestead exemptions work
  • Senior, disability and veteran relief. Extra exemptions, freezes or credits are common for owners 65 and over, people with disabilities and veterans with a service-connected disability. Many need a separate form. Senior relief explained
  • Appeal a high value. If the assessed value is above what similar homes sell for, you can appeal for free, within a short window after the notice arrives. How to appeal

Official Iowa information on exemptions

Amounts, income limits and deadlines change, and many programs are run county by county. Your county assessor's office can confirm what you qualify for.

Largest cities and towns

Des Moines1.80%$3,496Cedar Rapids1.73%$3,233Davenport1.69%$2,815Sioux City1.54%$2,668Ankeny1.68%$5,569West Des Moines1.52%$4,711Waterloo1.63%$2,494Dubuque1.31%$2,682Council Bluffs1.78%$3,063Iowa City1.69%$4,838Urbandale1.66%$5,563Marion1.77%$4,280

Property tax in Iowa, in plain words

Homeowners in Iowa pay a typical 1.39% of their home's value in property tax each year, above the national figure of 0.94%. On the median home, worth $208,000, that comes to about $2,897 a year. Iowa ranks 10th highest of the 50 states and DC by rate.

Rates vary across the state. Union County has the highest typical rate at 1.80%, and Lyon County the lowest at 0.87%. The table below lists every county, and each one has its own page with a calculator.

Iowa's state income tax runs 3.8% flat. The state sales tax rate is 6%, and local sales taxes can add more. The typical property tax bill equals about 3.9% of median household income in Iowa.

Every county in Iowa

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CountyTypical rateTypical billMedian home value
Adair County1.28%$2,050$160,400
Adams County1.26%$1,661$131,600
Allamakee County1.27%$2,190$172,300
Appanoose County1.34%$1,667$124,200
Audubon County1.34%$1,634$121,900
Benton County1.31%$2,727$208,200
Black Hawk County1.50%$2,842$188,900
Boone County1.37%$2,910$212,400
Bremer County1.29%$2,824$219,600
Buchanan County1.36%$2,390$176,000
Buena Vista County1.21%$1,931$159,500
Butler County1.35%$2,226$165,400
Calhoun County1.32%$1,567$118,800
Carroll County1.09%$1,916$176,000
Cass County1.34%$2,019$150,300
Cedar County1.22%$2,568$211,300
Cerro Gordo County1.45%$2,410$166,400
Cherokee County0.99%$1,569$158,700
Chickasaw County1.02%$1,863$182,600
Clarke County1.60%$2,578$161,100
Clay County1.15%$2,050$178,600
Clayton County1.29%$2,181$168,500
Clinton County1.53%$2,461$160,600
Crawford County1.28%$1,973$153,700
Dallas County1.41%$5,001$355,600
Davis County1.40%$2,269$161,900
Decatur County1.61%$1,831$113,900
Delaware County1.34%$2,382$177,900
Des Moines County1.51%$2,058$136,500
Dickinson County0.93%$2,503$270,700
Dubuque County1.23%$2,919$237,300
Emmet County1.47%$1,680$114,100
Fayette County1.30%$1,782$136,800
Floyd County1.34%$1,929$143,500
Franklin County1.32%$1,633$124,100
Fremont County1.21%$1,868$154,400
Greene County1.15%$1,783$155,400
Grundy County1.14%$2,273$198,800
Guthrie County1.22%$2,199$180,100
Hamilton County1.26%$1,977$156,400
Hancock County1.18%$1,673$141,400
Hardin County1.37%$1,683$122,500
Harrison County1.32%$2,325$176,000
Henry County1.56%$2,559$164,300
Howard County1.25%$1,853$147,800
Humboldt County1.29%$2,011$155,800
Ida County1.16%$1,260$108,900
Iowa County1.36%$2,629$193,900
Jackson County1.23%$2,159$175,000
Jasper County1.41%$2,633$186,300
Jefferson County1.41%$2,311$163,400
Johnson County1.52%$4,681$308,600
Jones County1.33%$2,450$184,800
Keokuk County1.26%$1,494$118,700
Kossuth County1.00%$1,490$148,300
Lee County1.38%$1,955$141,400
Linn County1.66%$3,547$214,300
Louisa County1.17%$1,751$150,100
Lucas County1.37%$1,645$120,200
Lyon County0.87%$1,995$230,000
Madison County1.48%$3,624$245,100
Mahaska County1.32%$2,077$157,800
Marion County1.22%$2,848$233,000
Marshall County1.42%$2,067$145,500
Mills County1.47%$3,494$237,800
Mitchell County1.10%$1,919$175,100
Monona County1.03%$1,467$142,900
Monroe County1.38%$2,149$156,300
Montgomery County1.65%$2,007$121,400
Muscatine County1.50%$2,732$182,100
O'Brien County0.98%$1,701$173,100
Osceola County1.13%$1,387$122,600
Page County1.41%$1,764$125,300
Palo Alto County1.20%$1,474$123,200
Plymouth County1.07%$2,455$228,900
Pocahontas County1.13%$1,111$98,100
Polk County1.68%$4,396$262,100
Pottawattamie County1.57%$3,067$195,700
Poweshiek County1.23%$2,563$209,300
Ringgold County1.34%$2,098$156,200
Sac County1.10%$1,556$141,400
Scott County1.47%$3,273$222,000
Shelby County1.28%$2,094$164,000
Sioux County1.12%$2,801$250,100
Story County1.40%$3,632$258,700
Tama County1.38%$2,043$148,600
Taylor County1.26%$1,482$117,200
Union County1.80%$2,197$122,000
Van Buren County1.18%$1,355$114,600
Wapello County1.58%$1,974$125,100
Warren County1.43%$3,865$269,600
Washington County1.37%$2,788$203,900
Wayne County1.36%$1,509$111,300
Webster County1.39%$2,138$153,800
Winnebago County1.32%$1,781$135,000
Winneshiek County1.12%$2,894$259,200
Woodbury County1.45%$2,656$183,200
Worth County1.10%$1,600$145,800
Wright County1.51%$1,806$119,600