State hub · 99 counties
Iowa property tax rates by county
Iowa homeowners paid 1.33% of their home’s value in property tax (2020–2024 survey), the 43rd lowest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), with a median bill of $2,897 a year on a median home value of $208,000. Across counties, rates ran from 0.78% (Dickinson County) to 1.57% (Polk County).
- 1.33%Effective rate (2020–2024)−0.04 pts vs 2019–2023
- $2,897Median tax per yearU.S.: $3,119
- $208,000Median home valueU.S.: $332,700
- 943,396Owner-occupied homes72% of households own
How Iowa compares
- U.S. effective rate: 0.94%; median bill $3,119. Iowa is 41% above the national rate.
- Change from the 2019–2023 survey: −0.04 pts in the rate, +$102 (+3.6%) in the median bill (U.S.: −0.03 pts, +$150 (+5.1%)).
- With a mortgage, Iowa owners’ median bill was $3,091; without one, $2,633.
- 92 of 99 counties have estimates reliable enough to rank (at least 500 owner-occupied homes and a margin of error under 25% of the rate).
Every Iowa county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value | Owner homes | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 1.15% | $2,050 | $160,400 | 2,393 | Reliable |
| Adams County | 0.95% | $1,661 | $131,600 | 1,188 | Small sample |
| Allamakee County | 0.94% | $2,190 | $172,300 | 4,734 | Reliable |
| Appanoose County | 1.15% | $1,667 | $124,200 | 3,576 | Reliable |
| Audubon County | 0.86% | $1,634 | $121,900 | 1,977 | Small sample |
| Benton County | 1.23% | $2,727 | $208,200 | 8,671 | Reliable |
| Black Hawk County | 1.33% | $2,842 | $188,900 | 36,139 | Reliable |
| Boone County | 1.29% | $2,910 | $212,400 | 8,749 | Reliable |
| Bremer County | 1.23% | $2,824 | $219,600 | 7,740 | Reliable |
| Buchanan County | 1.22% | $2,390 | $176,000 | 6,777 | Reliable |
| Buena Vista County | 1.36% | $1,931 | $159,500 | 5,525 | Reliable |
| Butler County | 1.25% | $2,226 | $165,400 | 4,931 | Reliable |
| Calhoun County | 1.11% | $1,567 | $118,800 | 3,215 | Reliable |
| Carroll County | 1.22% | $1,916 | $176,000 | 6,784 | Small sample |
| Cass County | 1.40% | $2,019 | $150,300 | 4,182 | Reliable |
| Cedar County | 1.08% | $2,568 | $211,300 | 6,210 | Reliable |
| Cerro Gordo County | 1.27% | $2,410 | $166,400 | 13,745 | Reliable |
| Cherokee County | 0.96% | $1,569 | $158,700 | 3,810 | Reliable |
| Chickasaw County | 1.00% | $1,863 | $182,600 | 4,044 | Reliable |
| Clarke County | 1.23% | $2,578 | $161,100 | 2,944 | Reliable |
| Clay County | 0.93% | $2,050 | $178,600 | 5,340 | Small sample |
| Clayton County | 0.98% | $2,181 | $168,500 | 5,856 | Reliable |
| Clinton County | 1.34% | $2,461 | $160,600 | 14,541 | Reliable |
| Crawford County | 1.28% | $1,973 | $153,700 | 4,810 | Reliable |
| Dallas County | 1.37% | $5,001 | $355,600 | 29,326 | Reliable |
| Davis County | 1.51% | $2,269 | $161,900 | 2,665 | Small sample |
| Decatur County | 1.33% | $1,831 | $113,900 | 2,130 | Reliable |
| Delaware County | 1.16% | $2,382 | $177,900 | 5,865 | Reliable |
| Des Moines County | 1.36% | $2,058 | $136,500 | 12,823 | Reliable |
| Dickinson County | 0.78% | $2,503 | $270,700 | 6,851 | Reliable |
| Dubuque County | 1.15% | $2,919 | $237,300 | 30,062 | Reliable |
| Emmet County | 1.18% | $1,680 | $114,100 | 3,226 | Reliable |
| Fayette County | 1.29% | $1,782 | $136,800 | 6,385 | Small sample |
| Floyd County | 1.15% | $1,929 | $143,500 | 4,982 | Reliable |
| Franklin County | 1.20% | $1,633 | $124,100 | 3,040 | Reliable |
| Fremont County | 1.01% | $1,868 | $154,400 | 2,211 | Reliable |
| Greene County | 1.23% | $1,783 | $155,400 | 2,997 | Reliable |
| Grundy County | 1.18% | $2,273 | $198,800 | 4,323 | Reliable |
| Guthrie County | 1.16% | $2,199 | $180,100 | 3,864 | Reliable |
| Hamilton County | 1.17% | $1,977 | $156,400 | 4,721 | Reliable |
| Hancock County | 1.18% | $1,673 | $141,400 | 3,853 | Reliable |
| Hardin County | 1.25% | $1,683 | $122,500 | 5,177 | Reliable |
| Harrison County | 1.19% | $2,325 | $176,000 | 4,697 | Reliable |
| Henry County | 1.43% | $2,559 | $164,300 | 5,667 | Reliable |
| Howard County | 1.17% | $1,853 | $147,800 | 2,921 | Reliable |
| Humboldt County | 1.34% | $2,011 | $155,800 | 3,255 | Reliable |
| Ida County | 0.95% | $1,260 | $108,900 | 2,224 | Reliable |
| Iowa County | 1.19% | $2,629 | $193,900 | 5,292 | Reliable |
| Jackson County | 0.94% | $2,159 | $175,000 | 6,653 | Reliable |
| Jasper County | 1.24% | $2,633 | $186,300 | 10,859 | Reliable |
| Jefferson County | 1.35% | $2,311 | $163,400 | 4,706 | Reliable |
| Johnson County | 1.40% | $4,681 | $308,600 | 37,605 | Reliable |
| Jones County | 1.16% | $2,450 | $184,800 | 6,606 | Reliable |
| Keokuk County | 1.13% | $1,494 | $118,700 | 3,306 | Reliable |
| Kossuth County | 1.06% | $1,490 | $148,300 | 5,144 | Reliable |
| Lee County | 1.28% | $1,955 | $141,400 | 10,934 | Reliable |
| Linn County | 1.47% | $3,547 | $214,300 | 70,274 | Reliable |
| Louisa County | 1.08% | $1,751 | $150,100 | 3,401 | Reliable |
| Lucas County | 1.00% | $1,645 | $120,200 | 2,921 | Reliable |
| Lyon County | 0.86% | $1,995 | $230,000 | 3,624 | Reliable |
| Madison County | 1.25% | $3,624 | $245,100 | 5,366 | Reliable |
| Mahaska County | 1.26% | $2,077 | $157,800 | 5,942 | Reliable |
| Marion County | 1.17% | $2,848 | $233,000 | 10,346 | Reliable |
| Marshall County | 1.29% | $2,067 | $145,500 | 11,622 | Reliable |
| Mills County | 1.13% | $3,494 | $237,800 | 4,506 | Small sample |
| Mitchell County | 0.99% | $1,919 | $175,100 | 3,677 | Reliable |
| Monona County | 1.06% | $1,467 | $142,900 | 2,935 | Reliable |
| Monroe County | 1.39% | $2,149 | $156,300 | 2,511 | Reliable |
| Montgomery County | 1.33% | $2,007 | $121,400 | 3,170 | Reliable |
| Muscatine County | 1.32% | $2,732 | $182,100 | 12,820 | Reliable |
| O'Brien County | 1.03% | $1,701 | $173,100 | 4,421 | Reliable |
| Osceola County | 0.95% | $1,387 | $122,600 | 2,051 | Reliable |
| Page County | 1.20% | $1,764 | $125,300 | 4,412 | Reliable |
| Palo Alto County | 1.06% | $1,474 | $123,200 | 2,915 | Reliable |
| Plymouth County | 0.99% | $2,455 | $228,900 | 7,591 | Reliable |
| Pocahontas County | 1.06% | $1,111 | $98,100 | 2,318 | Reliable |
| Polk County | 1.57% | $4,396 | $262,100 | 138,309 | Reliable |
| Pottawattamie County | 1.32% | $3,067 | $195,700 | 26,311 | Reliable |
| Poweshiek County | 1.11% | $2,563 | $209,300 | 5,557 | Reliable |
| Ringgold County | 1.15% | $2,098 | $156,200 | 1,490 | Reliable |
| Sac County | 0.93% | $1,556 | $141,400 | 3,356 | Reliable |
| Scott County | 1.44% | $3,273 | $222,000 | 51,176 | Reliable |
| Shelby County | 1.19% | $2,094 | $164,000 | 3,798 | Reliable |
| Sioux County | 1.08% | $2,801 | $250,100 | 9,661 | Reliable |
| Story County | 1.36% | $3,632 | $258,700 | 21,599 | Reliable |
| Tama County | 1.20% | $2,043 | $148,600 | 5,104 | Reliable |
| Taylor County | 1.14% | $1,482 | $117,200 | 1,938 | Reliable |
| Union County | 1.48% | $2,197 | $122,000 | 3,690 | Reliable |
| Van Buren County | 0.78% | $1,355 | $114,600 | 2,364 | Reliable |
| Wapello County | 1.37% | $1,974 | $125,100 | 9,575 | Reliable |
| Warren County | 1.39% | $3,865 | $269,600 | 17,027 | Reliable |
| Washington County | 1.20% | $2,788 | $203,900 | 6,641 | Reliable |
| Wayne County | 1.14% | $1,509 | $111,300 | 2,075 | Reliable |
| Webster County | 1.39% | $2,138 | $153,800 | 10,815 | Reliable |
| Winnebago County | 1.35% | $1,781 | $135,000 | 3,277 | Reliable |
| Winneshiek County | 0.99% | $2,894 | $259,200 | 6,039 | Reliable |
| Woodbury County | 1.39% | $2,656 | $183,200 | 27,754 | Reliable |
| Worth County | 0.91% | $1,600 | $145,800 | 2,644 | Reliable |
| Wright County | 1.28% | $1,806 | $119,600 | 4,122 | Reliable |
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table-based summary file: B25090 (aggregate real estate taxes), B25082 (aggregate home value), B25103 (median real estate taxes), B25077 (median home value) and B25003 (tenure); files dated January 29, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates, same tables (files dated October 31, 2024), for the comparison column.
- Geography names: Census Bureau Geos20245YR.txt (file dated January 22, 2026).
Effective rate = total real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied homes ÷ their total value, as reported by owners to the Census Bureau. It is not a millage rate. Your bill depends on your assessed value, exemptions (such as homestead) and local levies.