Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Tax Bills in Iowa
The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.
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Iowa ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocahontas County | $1,066 | $93,300 | 1.143% |
| 2 | Ida County | $1,158 | $108,800 | 1.064% |
| 3 | Osceola County | $1,302 | $123,800 | 1.052% |
| 4 | Taylor County | $1,329 | $109,700 | 1.211% |
| 5 | Audubon County | $1,353 | $110,400 | 1.226% |
| 6 | Wayne County | $1,377 | $102,300 | 1.346% |
| 7 | Monona County | $1,412 | $122,600 | 1.152% |
| 8 | Sac County | $1,423 | $138,400 | 1.028% |
| 9 | Van Buren County | $1,427 | $118,800 | 1.201% |
| 10 | Kossuth County | $1,437 | $135,100 | 1.064% |
| 11 | Palo Alto County | $1,471 | $119,300 | 1.233% |
| 12 | Adams County | $1,479 | $116,900 | 1.265% |
| 13 | Keokuk County | $1,491 | $112,200 | 1.329% |
| 14 | Appanoose County | $1,501 | $119,800 | 1.253% |
| 15 | Calhoun County | $1,506 | $114,400 | 1.316% |
| 16 | Worth County | $1,530 | $142,300 | 1.075% |
| 17 | Hancock County | $1,541 | $129,300 | 1.192% |
| 18 | Cherokee County | $1,561 | $145,100 | 1.076% |
| 19 | Emmet County | $1,570 | $106,200 | 1.478% |
| 20 | O'Brien County | $1,572 | $158,900 | 0.989% |
| 21 | Franklin County | $1,597 | $118,500 | 1.348% |
| 22 | Hardin County | $1,613 | $113,000 | 1.427% |
| 23 | Greene County | $1,682 | $140,500 | 1.197% |
| 24 | Wright County | $1,695 | $109,800 | 1.544% |
| 25 | Fayette County | $1,721 | $130,800 | 1.316% |
| 26 | Page County | $1,721 | $120,000 | 1.434% |
| 27 | Lucas County | $1,732 | $117,000 | 1.480% |
| 28 | Howard County | $1,744 | $133,900 | 1.302% |
| 29 | Louisa County | $1,752 | $137,600 | 1.273% |
| 30 | Crawford County | $1,799 | $136,300 | 1.320% |
| 31 | Winnebago County | $1,800 | $132,300 | 1.361% |
| 32 | Chickasaw County | $1,804 | $164,400 | 1.097% |
| 33 | Hamilton County | $1,807 | $132,300 | 1.366% |
| 34 | Buena Vista County | $1,822 | $146,900 | 1.240% |
| 35 | Carroll County | $1,849 | $175,700 | 1.052% |
| 36 | Floyd County | $1,854 | $133,300 | 1.391% |
| 37 | Wapello County | $1,854 | $112,900 | 1.642% |
| 38 | Lee County | $1,855 | $123,600 | 1.501% |
| 39 | Decatur County | $1,856 | $109,500 | 1.695% |
| 40 | Adair County | $1,858 | $140,600 | 1.321% |
| 41 | Humboldt County | $1,889 | $146,900 | 1.286% |
| 42 | Mitchell County | $1,897 | $164,100 | 1.156% |
| 43 | Cass County | $1,904 | $133,300 | 1.428% |
| 44 | Ringgold County | $1,909 | $150,300 | 1.270% |
| 45 | Fremont County | $1,918 | $147,500 | 1.300% |
| 46 | Grundy County | $1,929 | $180,500 | 1.069% |
| 47 | Tama County | $1,945 | $139,900 | 1.390% |
| 48 | Mahaska County | $1,956 | $140,900 | 1.388% |
| 49 | Montgomery County | $1,968 | $109,900 | 1.791% |
| 50 | Shelby County | $1,976 | $156,200 | 1.265% |
| 51 | Lyon County | $1,983 | $215,600 | 0.920% |
| 52 | Clay County | $2,028 | $171,500 | 1.183% |
| 53 | Marshall County | $2,030 | $134,100 | 1.514% |
| 54 | Webster County | $2,047 | $138,500 | 1.478% |
| 55 | Monroe County | $2,065 | $135,900 | 1.519% |
| 56 | Des Moines County | $2,097 | $137,000 | 1.531% |
| 57 | Allamakee County | $2,103 | $171,900 | 1.223% |
| 58 | Union County | $2,108 | $117,800 | 1.789% |
| 59 | Jackson County | $2,129 | $170,000 | 1.252% |
| 60 | Clayton County | $2,149 | $155,700 | 1.380% |
| 61 | Butler County | $2,158 | $156,500 | 1.379% |
| 62 | Guthrie County | $2,172 | $163,900 | 1.325% |
| 63 | Harrison County | $2,214 | $165,300 | 1.339% |
| 64 | Davis County | $2,217 | $146,000 | 1.518% |
| 65 | Delaware County | $2,266 | $168,700 | 1.343% |
| 66 | Buchanan County | $2,286 | $171,400 | 1.334% |
| 67 | Cerro Gordo County | $2,305 | $154,100 | 1.496% |
| 68 | Clarke County | $2,335 | $160,200 | 1.458% |
| 69 | Poweshiek County | $2,362 | $184,200 | 1.282% |
| 70 | Plymouth County | $2,363 | $218,600 | 1.081% |
| 71 | Jones County | $2,381 | $183,400 | 1.298% |
| 72 | Clinton County | $2,382 | $153,800 | 1.549% |
| 73 | Henry County | $2,394 | $148,600 | 1.611% |
| 74 | Jefferson County | $2,397 | $161,200 | 1.487% |
| 75 | Cedar County | $2,433 | $199,700 | 1.218% |
| 76 | Dickinson County | $2,458 | $251,600 | 0.977% |
| 77 | Jasper County | $2,518 | $176,800 | 1.424% |
| 78 | Woodbury County | $2,542 | $172,000 | 1.478% |
| 79 | Iowa County | $2,560 | $189,800 | 1.349% |
| 80 | Benton County | $2,627 | $198,400 | 1.324% |
| 81 | Muscatine County | $2,667 | $172,400 | 1.547% |
| 82 | Washington County | $2,688 | $199,600 | 1.347% |
| 83 | Sioux County | $2,722 | $235,600 | 1.155% |
| 84 | Marion County | $2,727 | $211,100 | 1.292% |
| 85 | Boone County | $2,741 | $191,200 | 1.434% |
| 86 | Winneshiek County | $2,784 | $239,000 | 1.165% |
| 87 | Black Hawk County | $2,790 | $182,400 | 1.530% |
| 88 | Bremer County | $2,796 | $207,200 | 1.349% |
| 89 | Dubuque County | $2,848 | $226,100 | 1.260% |
| 90 | Pottawattamie County | $2,961 | $183,600 | 1.613% |
| 91 | Scott County | $3,221 | $212,500 | 1.516% |
| 92 | Mills County | $3,334 | $228,700 | 1.458% |
| 93 | Linn County | $3,396 | $204,400 | 1.661% |
| 94 | Story County | $3,586 | $243,600 | 1.472% |
| 95 | Madison County | $3,681 | $236,900 | 1.554% |
| 96 | Warren County | $3,797 | $252,800 | 1.502% |
| 97 | Polk County | $4,364 | $248,400 | 1.757% |
| 98 | Johnson County | $4,587 | $293,100 | 1.565% |
| 99 | Dallas County | $4,849 | $333,400 | 1.454% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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