99 counties
Cost to Own a Home in Iowa
The average effective property tax rate across Iowa is 1.344%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 14.14¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Every county in Iowa
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | 1.757% | $248,400 | $4,364 |
| Linn County | 1.661% | $204,400 | $3,396 |
| Scott County | 1.516% | $212,500 | $3,221 |
| Johnson County | 1.565% | $293,100 | $4,587 |
| Black Hawk County | 1.530% | $182,400 | $2,790 |
| Woodbury County | 1.478% | $172,000 | $2,542 |
| Dallas County | 1.454% | $333,400 | $4,849 |
| Dubuque County | 1.260% | $226,100 | $2,848 |
| Story County | 1.472% | $243,600 | $3,586 |
| Pottawattamie County | 1.613% | $183,600 | $2,961 |
| Warren County | 1.502% | $252,800 | $3,797 |
| Clinton County | 1.549% | $153,800 | $2,382 |
| Cerro Gordo County | 1.496% | $154,100 | $2,305 |
| Muscatine County | 1.547% | $172,400 | $2,667 |
| Marshall County | 1.514% | $134,100 | $2,030 |
| Des Moines County | 1.531% | $137,000 | $2,097 |
| Jasper County | 1.424% | $176,800 | $2,518 |
| Webster County | 1.478% | $138,500 | $2,047 |
| Sioux County | 1.155% | $235,600 | $2,722 |
| Wapello County | 1.642% | $112,900 | $1,854 |
| Marion County | 1.292% | $211,100 | $2,727 |
| Lee County | 1.501% | $123,600 | $1,855 |
| Boone County | 1.434% | $191,200 | $2,741 |
| Plymouth County | 1.081% | $218,600 | $2,363 |
| Benton County | 1.324% | $198,400 | $2,627 |
| Bremer County | 1.349% | $207,200 | $2,796 |
| Washington County | 1.347% | $199,600 | $2,688 |
| Mahaska County | 1.388% | $140,900 | $1,956 |
| Jones County | 1.298% | $183,400 | $2,381 |
| Buena Vista County | 1.240% | $146,900 | $1,822 |
| Carroll County | 1.052% | $175,700 | $1,849 |
| Buchanan County | 1.334% | $171,400 | $2,286 |
| Henry County | 1.611% | $148,600 | $2,394 |
| Winneshiek County | 1.165% | $239,000 | $2,784 |
| Jackson County | 1.252% | $170,000 | $2,129 |
| Fayette County | 1.316% | $130,800 | $1,721 |
| Poweshiek County | 1.282% | $184,200 | $2,362 |
| Cedar County | 1.218% | $199,700 | $2,433 |
| Dickinson County | 0.977% | $251,600 | $2,458 |
| Delaware County | 1.343% | $168,700 | $2,266 |
| Clayton County | 1.380% | $155,700 | $2,149 |
| Tama County | 1.390% | $139,900 | $1,945 |
| Madison County | 1.554% | $236,900 | $3,681 |
| Hardin County | 1.427% | $113,000 | $1,613 |
| Iowa County | 1.349% | $189,800 | $2,560 |
| Clay County | 1.183% | $171,500 | $2,028 |
| Crawford County | 1.320% | $136,300 | $1,799 |
| Jefferson County | 1.487% | $161,200 | $2,397 |
| Floyd County | 1.391% | $133,300 | $1,854 |
| Page County | 1.434% | $120,000 | $1,721 |
| Hamilton County | 1.366% | $132,300 | $1,807 |
| Harrison County | 1.339% | $165,300 | $2,214 |
| Kossuth County | 1.064% | $135,100 | $1,437 |
| Mills County | 1.458% | $228,700 | $3,334 |
| Butler County | 1.379% | $156,500 | $2,158 |
| O'Brien County | 0.989% | $158,900 | $1,572 |
| Allamakee County | 1.223% | $171,900 | $2,103 |
| Cass County | 1.428% | $133,300 | $1,904 |
| Wright County | 1.544% | $109,800 | $1,695 |
| Grundy County | 1.069% | $180,500 | $1,929 |
| Appanoose County | 1.253% | $119,800 | $1,501 |
| Lyon County | 0.920% | $215,600 | $1,983 |
| Union County | 1.789% | $117,800 | $2,108 |
| Chickasaw County | 1.097% | $164,400 | $1,804 |
| Shelby County | 1.265% | $156,200 | $1,976 |
| Cherokee County | 1.076% | $145,100 | $1,561 |
| Hancock County | 1.192% | $129,300 | $1,541 |
| Louisa County | 1.273% | $137,600 | $1,752 |
| Winnebago County | 1.361% | $132,300 | $1,800 |
| Guthrie County | 1.325% | $163,900 | $2,172 |
| Mitchell County | 1.156% | $164,100 | $1,897 |
| Montgomery County | 1.791% | $109,900 | $1,968 |
| Franklin County | 1.348% | $118,500 | $1,597 |
| Keokuk County | 1.329% | $112,200 | $1,491 |
| Calhoun County | 1.316% | $114,400 | $1,506 |
| Sac County | 1.028% | $138,400 | $1,423 |
| Clarke County | 1.458% | $160,200 | $2,335 |
| Humboldt County | 1.286% | $146,900 | $1,889 |
| Howard County | 1.302% | $133,900 | $1,744 |
| Emmet County | 1.478% | $106,200 | $1,570 |
| Davis County | 1.518% | $146,000 | $2,217 |
| Palo Alto County | 1.233% | $119,300 | $1,471 |
| Greene County | 1.197% | $140,500 | $1,682 |
| Lucas County | 1.480% | $117,000 | $1,732 |
| Monona County | 1.152% | $122,600 | $1,412 |
| Decatur County | 1.695% | $109,500 | $1,856 |
| Monroe County | 1.519% | $135,900 | $2,065 |
| Adair County | 1.321% | $140,600 | $1,858 |
| Worth County | 1.075% | $142,300 | $1,530 |
| Van Buren County | 1.201% | $118,800 | $1,427 |
| Pocahontas County | 1.143% | $93,300 | $1,066 |
| Ida County | 1.064% | $108,800 | $1,158 |
| Fremont County | 1.300% | $147,500 | $1,918 |
| Wayne County | 1.346% | $102,300 | $1,377 |
| Osceola County | 1.052% | $123,800 | $1,302 |
| Taylor County | 1.211% | $109,700 | $1,329 |
| Audubon County | 1.226% | $110,400 | $1,353 |
| Ringgold County | 1.270% | $150,300 | $1,909 |
| Adams County | 1.265% | $116,900 | $1,479 |