Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Montgomery County
runs $2,613 a year more than in
Lyon County, inside the same state.
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 15.93¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in Iowa
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Des Moines$183,700Cedar Rapids$177,100Davenport$162,900Sioux City$162,600Iowa City$273,600Ankeny$311,300West Des Moines$286,300Waterloo$150,200Ames$263,800Council Bluffs$164,300Dubuque$193,100Urbandale$318,800Marion$230,800Cedar Falls$252,500Bettendorf$295,600Marshalltown$117,100Mason City$130,000Waukee$328,200Ottumwa$92,400Fort Dodge$128,900Clinton$115,400Johnston$346,200Burlington$115,800Muscatine$146,900Coralville$286,000North Liberty$300,000Altoona$257,300Clive$379,000Indianola$228,100Grimes$281,000Newton$151,600Norwalk$275,700Boone$156,400Oskaloosa$128,900Spencer$178,300Storm Lake$163,600Pleasant Hill$284,100Pella$259,600Le Mars$202,200Waverly$215,200Carroll$184,100Fort Madison$95,900Keokuk$93,700Grinnell$191,700Fairfield$152,900Mount Pleasant$145,600Sioux Center$275,900Denison$137,600Bondurant$288,600Perry$122,100Webster City$115,400Clear Lake$235,100Decorah$234,600Knoxville$147,600Creston$112,600Charles City$118,900Washington$144,500Hiawatha$210,200Nevada$177,800Atlantic$134,900
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Property tax exemptions in Iowa, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.
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 |