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Iowa property tax rates

The typical county in Iowa charges about 1.32% of a home’s value a year in property taxes, or $5,280 on a $400,000 home.

Typical county rate1.32%Median of 99 counties
Highest1.80%Union County
Lowest0.87%Lyon County
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Counties by effective rate

RankCountyEffective rateTax on a $400,000 home
1Union County1.80%$7,200
2Polk County1.68%$6,720
3Linn County1.66%$6,640
4Montgomery County1.65%$6,600
5Decatur County1.61%$6,440
6Clarke County1.60%$6,400
7Wapello County1.58%$6,320
8Pottawattamie County1.57%$6,280
9Henry County1.56%$6,240
10Clinton County1.53%$6,120
11Johnson County1.52%$6,080
12Des Moines County1.51%$6,040
13Wright County1.51%$6,040
14Black Hawk County1.50%$6,000
15Muscatine County1.50%$6,000
16Madison County1.48%$5,920
17Emmet County1.47%$5,880
18Mills County1.47%$5,880
19Scott County1.47%$5,880
20Cerro Gordo County1.45%$5,800
21Woodbury County1.45%$5,800
22Warren County1.43%$5,720
23Marshall County1.42%$5,680
24Dallas County1.41%$5,640
25Jasper County1.41%$5,640
26Jefferson County1.41%$5,640
27Page County1.41%$5,640
28Davis County1.40%$5,600
29Story County1.40%$5,600
30Webster County1.39%$5,560
31Lee County1.38%$5,520
32Boone County1.37%$5,480
33Hardin County1.37%$5,480
34Lucas County1.37%$5,480
35Monroe County1.37%$5,480
36Tama County1.37%$5,480
37Washington County1.37%$5,480
38Buchanan County1.36%$5,440
39Iowa County1.36%$5,440
40Wayne County1.36%$5,440
41Butler County1.35%$5,400
42Appanoose County1.34%$5,360
43Audubon County1.34%$5,360
44Cass County1.34%$5,360
45Delaware County1.34%$5,360
46Floyd County1.34%$5,360
47Ringgold County1.34%$5,360
48Jones County1.33%$5,320
49Calhoun County1.32%$5,280
50Franklin County1.32%$5,280
51Harrison County1.32%$5,280
52Mahaska County1.32%$5,280
53Winnebago County1.32%$5,280
54Benton County1.31%$5,240
55Fayette County1.30%$5,200
56Bremer County1.29%$5,160
57Clayton County1.29%$5,160
58Humboldt County1.29%$5,160
59Adair County1.28%$5,120
60Crawford County1.28%$5,120
61Shelby County1.28%$5,120
62Allamakee County1.27%$5,080
63Adams County1.26%$5,040
64Hamilton County1.26%$5,040
65Keokuk County1.26%$5,040
66Taylor County1.26%$5,040
67Howard County1.25%$5,000
68Dubuque County1.23%$4,920
69Jackson County1.23%$4,920
70Cedar County1.22%$4,880
71Guthrie County1.22%$4,880
72Marion County1.22%$4,880
73Poweshiek County1.22%$4,880
74Buena Vista County1.21%$4,840
75Fremont County1.21%$4,840
76Palo Alto County1.20%$4,800
77Hancock County1.18%$4,720
78Van Buren County1.18%$4,720
79Louisa County1.17%$4,680
80Ida County1.16%$4,640
81Clay County1.15%$4,600
82Greene County1.15%$4,600
83Grundy County1.14%$4,560
84Osceola County1.13%$4,520
85Pocahontas County1.13%$4,520
86Sioux County1.12%$4,480
87Winneshiek County1.12%$4,480
88Mitchell County1.10%$4,400
89Sac County1.10%$4,400
90Worth County1.10%$4,400
91Carroll County1.09%$4,360
92Plymouth County1.07%$4,280
93Monona County1.03%$4,120
94Chickasaw County1.02%$4,080
95Kossuth County1.00%$4,000
96Cherokee County0.99%$3,960
97O'Brien County0.98%$3,920
98Dickinson County0.92%$3,680
99Lyon County0.87%$3,480

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