Iowa Property Taxes

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Property Tax Rates in Iowa by county. Click on the map below to view rates for a particular county.

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Property Taxes vary across Iowa based on County. The average Property Tax Rate in Iowa is 1.49%.

The highest state average Property Tax Rate in the United States is 2.33% in New Jersey. The lowest state average Property Tax Rate in the United States is 0.27% in Hawaii.

View the Property Taxes Overview for detailed information about Property Taxes. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed Property Tax information. You can also learn how property taxes are calculated and about their history.

How does Iowa compare?

The highest Property Tax Rate, in Iowa is 1.88% in Decatur County. The lowest Property Tax Rate, is 0.98% in Lyon County.

Iowa (1.49%) has a 46.1% higher Property Tax Rate, than the average of the US (1.02%).

Iowa is rank 10th out of 52 States and territories. The Property Tax Rates are higher than 42 other States and territories. Iowa is the 10th most expensive State or territory in terms of Property Tax Rates.

Learn how property taxes affect the cost of homes and rents in an Iowa.

Average Property Taxes for Iowa

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1.49%
Property Tax Rate
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$181,600
Property Value
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$2,703
Property Tax
Counties in Iowa (99)
County Rank Property Tax Rate Property Value Property Tax
Decatur County 1st 1.88% $97,000 $1,828
Montgomery County 2nd 1.87% $99,300 $1,858
Polk County 3rd 1.81% $232,000 $4,208
Clarke County 4th 1.75% $127,200 $2,227
Wapello County 5th 1.74% $105,800 $1,837
Linn County 6th 1.73% $188,800 $3,262
Pottawattamie County 7th 1.71% $169,400 $2,898
Monroe County 8th 1.65% $128,000 $2,112
Muscatine County 9th 1.64% $159,000 $2,608
Union County 9th 1.64% $113,800 $1,863
Jefferson County 11th 1.61% $141,500 $2,273
Clinton County 12th 1.60% $144,900 $2,315
Johnson County 12th 1.60% $277,800 $4,451
Black Hawk County 14th 1.59% $172,500 $2,739
Henry County 15th 1.58% $145,200 $2,295
Scott County 16th 1.57% $198,000 $3,108
Warren County 16th 1.57% $234,300 $3,667
Woodbury County 18th 1.56% $158,000 $2,471
Davis County 19th 1.55% $140,300 $2,171
Marshall County 19th 1.55% $125,900 $1,946
Des Moines County 21st 1.54% $135,300 $2,077
Lucas County 22nd 1.53% $111,000 $1,696
Madison County 22nd 1.53% $230,500 $3,530
Wright County 24th 1.52% $105,400 $1,604
Story County 25th 1.51% $229,100 $3,453
Boone County 26th 1.50% $171,600 $2,578
Cerro Gordo County 26th 1.50% $145,200 $2,182
Webster County 26th 1.50% $130,400 $1,961
Winnebago County 26th 1.50% $121,700 $1,829
Lee County 30th 1.49% $121,000 $1,806
Dallas County 31st 1.48% $314,900 $4,664
Tama County 31st 1.48% $129,400 $1,921
Jasper County 33rd 1.47% $163,800 $2,414
Emmet County 34th 1.46% $102,700 $1,497
Page County 34th 1.46% $112,400 $1,644
Cass County 36th 1.45% $127,400 $1,852
Clayton County 37th 1.42% $149,500 $2,123
Hardin County 37th 1.42% $109,300 $1,556
Mills County 39th 1.41% $225,500 $3,173
Wayne County 39th 1.41% $98,700 $1,392
Guthrie County 41st 1.40% $153,100 $2,140
Humboldt County 41st 1.40% $134,300 $1,884
Hamilton County 43rd 1.39% $116,000 $1,611
Washington County 43rd 1.39% $182,400 $2,527
Bremer County 45th 1.38% $202,600 $2,795
Buchanan County 45th 1.38% $166,200 $2,286
Butler County 45th 1.38% $146,300 $2,015
Delaware County 45th 1.38% $154,600 $2,136
Harrison County 45th 1.38% $152,000 $2,095
Mahaska County 45th 1.38% $135,100 $1,861
Marion County 45th 1.38% $192,300 $2,658
Calhoun County 52nd 1.37% $104,900 $1,438
Franklin County 52nd 1.37% $108,200 $1,478
Iowa County 52nd 1.37% $175,600 $2,402
Floyd County 55th 1.36% $128,800 $1,756
Keokuk County 55th 1.36% $105,500 $1,433
Louisa County 55th 1.36% $125,500 $1,703
Poweshiek County 58th 1.35% $173,600 $2,352
Adair County 59th 1.34% $131,600 $1,757
Dubuque County 59th 1.34% $210,300 $2,814
Fayette County 59th 1.34% $123,000 $1,651
Appanoose County 62nd 1.32% $113,900 $1,509
Greene County 62nd 1.32% $119,100 $1,572
Benton County 64th 1.31% $189,000 $2,482
Howard County 64th 1.31% $125,100 $1,636
Jones County 66th 1.30% $165,200 $2,145
Van Buren County 66th 1.30% $107,700 $1,400
Adams County 68th 1.29% $109,400 $1,406
Buena Vista County 68th 1.29% $138,100 $1,786
Fremont County 68th 1.29% $140,400 $1,813
Cedar County 71st 1.27% $180,700 $2,295
Crawford County 71st 1.27% $118,400 $1,509
Taylor County 71st 1.27% $104,500 $1,325
Shelby County 74th 1.26% $152,900 $1,932
Hancock County 75th 1.25% $116,000 $1,449
Palo Alto County 75th 1.25% $117,000 $1,464
Ringgold County 75th 1.25% $143,100 $1,790
Clay County 78th 1.24% $151,400 $1,878
Allamakee County 79th 1.23% $156,900 $1,925
Audubon County 80th 1.22% $99,900 $1,223
Jackson County 81st 1.21% $162,100 $1,958
Mitchell County 82nd 1.20% $149,200 $1,784
Monona County 82nd 1.20% $108,700 $1,301
Sioux County 82nd 1.20% $220,700 $2,653
Pocahontas County 85th 1.17% $90,400 $1,054
Winneshiek County 85th 1.17% $225,400 $2,630
Worth County 85th 1.17% $130,600 $1,523
Plymouth County 88th 1.15% $199,800 $2,303
Chickasaw County 89th 1.14% $151,700 $1,723
Kossuth County 89th 1.14% $118,800 $1,357
Grundy County 91st 1.13% $166,300 $1,886
Sac County 92nd 1.10% $119,500 $1,316
Carroll County 93rd 1.09% $162,000 $1,767
Ida County 94th 1.06% $108,000 $1,147
O'Brien County 95th 1.05% $141,900 $1,491
Cherokee County 96th 1.02% $145,300 $1,485
Osceola County 96th 1.02% $114,800 $1,170
Dickinson County 98th 1.00% $236,100 $2,363
Lyon County 99th 0.98% $190,800 $1,875

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