Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Iowa
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Iowa ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocahontas County | $112 | 1.143% | $93,300 |
| 2 | Ida County | $105 | 1.064% | $108,800 |
| 3 | Osceola County | $93 | 1.052% | $123,800 |
| 4 | Taylor County | $90 | 1.211% | $109,700 |
| 5 | Audubon County | $88 | 1.226% | $110,400 |
| 6 | Wayne County | $86 | 1.346% | $102,300 |
| 7 | Monona County | $83 | 1.152% | $122,600 |
| 8 | Sac County | $82 | 1.028% | $138,400 |
| 9 | Van Buren County | $82 | 1.201% | $118,800 |
| 10 | Kossuth County | $81 | 1.064% | $135,100 |
| 11 | Palo Alto County | $78 | 1.233% | $119,300 |
| 12 | Adams County | $78 | 1.265% | $116,900 |
| 13 | Keokuk County | $77 | 1.329% | $112,200 |
| 14 | Appanoose County | $76 | 1.253% | $119,800 |
| 15 | Calhoun County | $76 | 1.316% | $114,400 |
| 16 | Worth County | $74 | 1.075% | $142,300 |
| 17 | Hancock County | $73 | 1.192% | $129,300 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | $71 | 1.076% | $145,100 |
| 19 | Emmet County | $70 | 1.478% | $106,200 |
| 20 | O'Brien County | $70 | 0.989% | $158,900 |
| 21 | Franklin County | $68 | 1.348% | $118,500 |
| 22 | Hardin County | $67 | 1.427% | $113,000 |
| 23 | Greene County | $61 | 1.197% | $140,500 |
| 24 | Wright County | $60 | 1.544% | $109,800 |
| 25 | Page County | $58 | 1.434% | $120,000 |
| 26 | Fayette County | $58 | 1.316% | $130,800 |
| 27 | Lucas County | $57 | 1.480% | $117,000 |
| 28 | Howard County | $56 | 1.302% | $133,900 |
| 29 | Louisa County | $55 | 1.273% | $137,600 |
| 30 | Crawford County | $51 | 1.320% | $136,300 |
| 31 | Winnebago County | $51 | 1.361% | $132,300 |
| 32 | Chickasaw County | $51 | 1.097% | $164,400 |
| 33 | Hamilton County | $50 | 1.366% | $132,300 |
| 34 | Buena Vista County | $49 | 1.240% | $146,900 |
| 35 | Carroll County | $47 | 1.052% | $175,700 |
| 36 | Wapello County | $47 | 1.642% | $112,900 |
| 37 | Floyd County | $47 | 1.391% | $133,300 |
| 38 | Lee County | $46 | 1.501% | $123,600 |
| 39 | Decatur County | $46 | 1.695% | $109,500 |
| 40 | Adair County | $46 | 1.321% | $140,600 |
| 41 | Humboldt County | $44 | 1.286% | $146,900 |
| 42 | Mitchell County | $43 | 1.156% | $164,100 |
| 43 | Cass County | $42 | 1.428% | $133,300 |
| 44 | Ringgold County | $42 | 1.270% | $150,300 |
| 45 | Fremont County | $41 | 1.300% | $147,500 |
| 46 | Grundy County | $40 | 1.069% | $180,500 |
| 47 | Tama County | $39 | 1.390% | $139,900 |
| 48 | Mahaska County | $38 | 1.388% | $140,900 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | $37 | 1.791% | $109,900 |
| 50 | Shelby County | $36 | 1.265% | $156,200 |
| 51 | Lyon County | $36 | 0.920% | $215,600 |
| 52 | Clay County | $32 | 1.183% | $171,500 |
| 53 | Marshall County | $32 | 1.514% | $134,100 |
| 54 | Webster County | $30 | 1.478% | $138,500 |
| 55 | Monroe County | $29 | 1.519% | $135,900 |
| 56 | Des Moines County | $26 | 1.531% | $137,000 |
| 57 | Allamakee County | $26 | 1.223% | $171,900 |
| 58 | Union County | $25 | 1.789% | $117,800 |
| 59 | Jackson County | $24 | 1.252% | $170,000 |
| 60 | Clayton County | $22 | 1.380% | $155,700 |
| 61 | Butler County | $21 | 1.379% | $156,500 |
| 62 | Guthrie County | $20 | 1.325% | $163,900 |
| 63 | Harrison County | $17 | 1.339% | $165,300 |
| 64 | Davis County | $16 | 1.518% | $146,000 |
| 65 | Delaware County | $12 | 1.343% | $168,700 |
| 66 | Buchanan County | $10 | 1.334% | $171,400 |
| 67 | Cerro Gordo County | $9 | 1.496% | $154,100 |
| 68 | Clarke County | $6 | 1.458% | $160,200 |
| 69 | Poweshiek County | $4 | 1.282% | $184,200 |
| 70 | Plymouth County | $4 | 1.081% | $218,600 |
| 71 | Jones County | $3 | 1.298% | $183,400 |
| 72 | Clinton County | $3 | 1.549% | $153,800 |
| 73 | Henry County | $2 | 1.611% | $148,600 |
| 74 | Jefferson County | $1 | 1.487% | $161,200 |
| 75 | Cedar County | $-2 | 1.218% | $199,700 |
| 76 | Dickinson County | $-4 | 0.977% | $251,600 |
| 77 | Jasper County | $-9 | 1.424% | $176,800 |
| 78 | Woodbury County | $-11 | 1.478% | $172,000 |
| 79 | Iowa County | $-12 | 1.349% | $189,800 |
| 80 | Benton County | $-18 | 1.324% | $198,400 |
| 81 | Muscatine County | $-21 | 1.547% | $172,400 |
| 82 | Washington County | $-23 | 1.347% | $199,600 |
| 83 | Sioux County | $-26 | 1.155% | $235,600 |
| 84 | Marion County | $-26 | 1.292% | $211,100 |
| 85 | Boone County | $-27 | 1.434% | $191,200 |
| 86 | Winneshiek County | $-31 | 1.165% | $239,000 |
| 87 | Black Hawk County | $-32 | 1.530% | $182,400 |
| 88 | Bremer County | $-32 | 1.349% | $207,200 |
| 89 | Dubuque County | $-36 | 1.260% | $226,100 |
| 90 | Pottawattamie County | $-46 | 1.613% | $183,600 |
| 91 | Scott County | $-67 | 1.516% | $212,500 |
| 92 | Mills County | $-77 | 1.458% | $228,700 |
| 93 | Linn County | $-82 | 1.661% | $204,400 |
| 94 | Story County | $-98 | 1.472% | $243,600 |
| 95 | Madison County | $-106 | 1.554% | $236,900 |
| 96 | Warren County | $-115 | 1.502% | $252,800 |
| 97 | Polk County | $-163 | 1.757% | $248,400 |
| 98 | Johnson County | $-181 | 1.565% | $293,100 |
| 99 | Dallas County | $-203 | 1.454% | $333,400 |
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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