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Iowa Personal Property Taxes

$1,569.00

Avg. 1.29% of home value
Tax amount varies by county

The median property tax in Iowa is $1,569.00 per year for a home worth the median value of $122,000.00. Counties in Iowa collect an average of 1.29% of a property's assesed fair market value as property tax per year.

Iowa is ranked number twenty eight out of the fifty states, in order of the average amount of property taxes collected.

Iowa's median income is $58,613 per year, so the median yearly property tax paid by Iowa residents amounts to approximately % of their yearly income. Iowa is ranked 26th of the 50 states for property taxes as a percentage of median income.

The exact property tax levied depends on the county in Iowa the property is located in. Johnson County collects the highest property tax in Iowa, levying an average of $2,526.00 (1.43% of median home value) yearly in property taxes, while Pocahontas County has the lowest property tax in the state, collecting an average tax of $561.00 (1% of median home value) per year.

For more localized property tax rates, find your county on the property tax map of Iowa to the left or in the county list below. Jump to county list ►

Iowa Property Tax Rates

Property taxes are collected on a county level, and each county in Iowa has its own method of assessing and collecting taxes. As a result, it's not possible to provide a single property tax rate that applies uniformly to all properties in Iowa.

Instead, Tax-Rates.org provides property tax statistics based on the taxes owed on millions of properties across Iowa. These statistics allow you to easily compare relative property taxes across different areas, and see how your property taxes compare to taxes on similar houses in Iowa.

The statistics provided here are state-wide. For more localized statistics, you can find your county in the Iowa property tax map or county list found on this page.

Iowa Property Taxes
Median Property Tax Percentage Of Income Percentage Of Property Value
$1,569 (28th of 50) 2.68% (26th of 50) 1.29% (15th of 50)

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While the exact property tax rate you will pay will vary by county and is set by the local property tax assessor, you can use the free Iowa Property Tax Estimator Tool to calculate your approximate yearly property tax based on median property tax rates across Iowa.

If you would like to get a more accurate property tax estimation, choose the county your property is located in from the list on the left. Property tax averages from this county will then be used to determine your estimated property tax.

Keep in mind that assessments are done on a property-by-property basis, and our calculators cannot take into account any specific features of your property that could result in property taxes that deviate from the average in your area.

Your county's property tax assessor will send you a bill detailing the exact amount of property tax you owe every year.

Iowa Property Taxes By County

You can choose any county from our list of Iowa counties for detailed information on that county's property tax, and the contact information for the county tax assessor's office. Alternatively, you can find your county on the Iowa property tax map found at the top of this page. Hint: Press Ctrl+F to search for your county's name

Median Property Taxes In Iowa By County
Adair County
$1,028
Tax Assessor
Adams County
$830
Tax Assessor
Allamakee County
$1,145
Tax Assessor
Appanoose County
$971
Tax Assessor
Audubon County
$822
Tax Assessor
Benton County
$1,487
Tax Assessor
Black Hawk County
$1,717
Tax Assessor
Boone County
$1,538
Tax Assessor
Bremer County
$1,647
Tax Assessor
Buchanan County
$1,310
Tax Assessor
Buena Vista County
$1,108
Tax Assessor
Butler County
$1,190
Tax Assessor
Calhoun County
$842
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Carroll County
$1,241
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Cass County
$1,106
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Cedar County
$1,466
Tax Assessor
Cerro Gordo County
$1,243
Tax Assessor
Cherokee County
$896
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Chickasaw County
$943
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Clarke County
$1,350
Tax Assessor
Clay County
$1,224
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Clayton County
$1,249
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Clinton County
$1,385
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Crawford County
$1,163
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Dallas County
$2,509
Tax Assessor
Davis County
$1,314
Tax Assessor
Decatur County
$867
Tax Assessor
Delaware County
$1,360
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Des Moines County
$1,312
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Dickinson County
$1,355
Tax Assessor
Dubuque County
$1,647
Tax Assessor
Emmet County
$943
Tax Assessor
Fayette County
$976
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Floyd County
$1,058
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Franklin County
$999
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Fremont County
$1,053
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Greene County
$1,025
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Grundy County
$1,332
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Guthrie County
$1,234
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Hamilton County
$1,300
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Hancock County
$925
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Hardin County
$1,055
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Harrison County
$1,499
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Henry County
$1,307
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Howard County
$1,161
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Humboldt County
$988
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Ida County
$721
Tax Assessor
Iowa County
$1,367
Tax Assessor
Jackson County
$1,238
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Jasper County
$1,659
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Jefferson County
$1,240
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Johnson County
$2,526
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Jones County
$1,254
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Keokuk County
$923
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Kossuth County
$888
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Lee County
$1,015
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Linn County
$1,886
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Louisa County
$1,081
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Lucas County
$1,149
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Lyon County
$1,007
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Madison County
$1,917
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Mahaska County
$1,332
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Marion County
$1,653
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Marshall County
$1,390
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Mills County
$1,814
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Mitchell County
$1,102
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Monona County
$843
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Monroe County
$1,148
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Montgomery County
$1,149
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Muscatine County
$1,584
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O'Brien County
$915
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Osceola County
$734
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Page County
$1,148
Tax Assessor
Palo Alto County
$923
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Plymouth County
$1,361
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Pocahontas County
$561
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Polk County
$2,395
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Pottawattamie County
$1,751
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Poweshiek County
$1,271
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Ringgold County
$1,037
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Sac County
$793
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Scott County
$1,814
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Shelby County
$1,281
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Sioux County
$1,385
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Story County
$2,076
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Tama County
$1,168
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Taylor County
$791
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Union County
$1,194
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Van Buren County
$894
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Wapello County
$1,050
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Warren County
$2,218
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Washington County
$1,517
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Wayne County
$698
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Webster County
$1,207
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Winnebago County
$1,156
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Winneshiek County
$1,551
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Woodbury County
$1,489
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Worth County
$1,011
Tax Assessor
Wright County
$971
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