Highest property taxes in Iowa: Census estimated rates
Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.
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Iowa county ranking
99 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.
| Rank | County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County, IA | 1.80% | $122,000 | $2,197 | 3,690 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 2 | Polk County, IA | 1.68% | $262,100 | $4,396 | 138,309 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 3 | Linn County, IA | 1.66% | $214,300 | $3,547 | 70,274 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 4 | Montgomery County, IA | 1.65% | $121,400 | $2,007 | 3,170 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 5 | Decatur County, IA | 1.61% | $113,900 | $1,831 | 2,130 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 6 | Clarke County, IA | 1.60% | $161,100 | $2,578 | 2,944 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 7 | Wapello County, IA | 1.58% | $125,100 | $1,974 | 9,575 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 8 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 1.57% | $195,700 | $3,067 | 26,311 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 9 | Henry County, IA | 1.56% | $164,300 | $2,559 | 5,667 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 10 | Clinton County, IA | 1.53% | $160,600 | $2,461 | 14,541 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 11 | Johnson County, IA | 1.52% | $308,600 | $4,681 | 37,605 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 12 | Wright County, IA | 1.51% | $119,600 | $1,806 | 4,122 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 13 | Des Moines County, IA | 1.51% | $136,500 | $2,058 | 12,823 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 14 | Black Hawk County, IA | 1.50% | $188,900 | $2,842 | 36,139 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 15 | Muscatine County, IA | 1.50% | $182,100 | $2,732 | 12,820 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 16 | Madison County, IA | 1.48% | $245,100 | $3,624 | 5,366 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 17 | Scott County, IA | 1.47% | $222,000 | $3,273 | 51,176 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 18 | Emmet County, IA | 1.47% | $114,100 | $1,680 | 3,226 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 19 | Mills County, IA | 1.47% | $237,800 | $3,494 | 4,506 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 20 | Woodbury County, IA | 1.45% | $183,200 | $2,656 | 27,754 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 21 | Cerro Gordo County, IA | 1.45% | $166,400 | $2,410 | 13,745 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 22 | Warren County, IA | 1.43% | $269,600 | $3,865 | 17,027 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 23 | Marshall County, IA | 1.42% | $145,500 | $2,067 | 11,622 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 24 | Jefferson County, IA | 1.41% | $163,400 | $2,311 | 4,706 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 25 | Jasper County, IA | 1.41% | $186,300 | $2,633 | 10,859 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 26 | Page County, IA | 1.41% | $125,300 | $1,764 | 4,412 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 27 | Dallas County, IA | 1.41% | $355,600 | $5,001 | 29,326 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 28 | Story County, IA | 1.40% | $258,700 | $3,632 | 21,599 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 29 | Davis County, IA | 1.40% | $161,900 | $2,269 | 2,665 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 30 | Webster County, IA | 1.39% | $153,800 | $2,138 | 10,815 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 31 | Lee County, IA | 1.38% | $141,400 | $1,955 | 10,934 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 32 | Monroe County, IA | 1.37% | $156,300 | $2,149 | 2,511 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 33 | Tama County, IA | 1.37% | $148,600 | $2,043 | 5,104 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 34 | Hardin County, IA | 1.37% | $122,500 | $1,683 | 5,177 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 35 | Boone County, IA | 1.37% | $212,400 | $2,910 | 8,749 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 36 | Lucas County, IA | 1.37% | $120,200 | $1,645 | 2,921 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 37 | Washington County, IA | 1.37% | $203,900 | $2,788 | 6,641 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 38 | Buchanan County, IA | 1.36% | $176,000 | $2,390 | 6,777 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 39 | Iowa County, IA | 1.36% | $193,900 | $2,629 | 5,292 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 40 | Wayne County, IA | 1.36% | $111,300 | $1,509 | 2,075 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 41 | Butler County, IA | 1.35% | $165,400 | $2,226 | 4,931 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 42 | Floyd County, IA | 1.34% | $143,500 | $1,929 | 4,982 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 43 | Cass County, IA | 1.34% | $150,300 | $2,019 | 4,182 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 44 | Ringgold County, IA | 1.34% | $156,200 | $2,098 | 1,490 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 45 | Appanoose County, IA | 1.34% | $124,200 | $1,667 | 3,576 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 46 | Audubon County, IA | 1.34% | $121,900 | $1,634 | 1,977 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 47 | Delaware County, IA | 1.34% | $177,900 | $2,382 | 5,865 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 48 | Jones County, IA | 1.33% | $184,800 | $2,450 | 6,606 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 49 | Harrison County, IA | 1.32% | $176,000 | $2,325 | 4,697 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 50 | Winnebago County, IA | 1.32% | $135,000 | $1,781 | 3,277 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 51 | Calhoun County, IA | 1.32% | $118,800 | $1,567 | 3,215 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 52 | Mahaska County, IA | 1.32% | $157,800 | $2,077 | 5,942 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 53 | Franklin County, IA | 1.32% | $124,100 | $1,633 | 3,040 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 54 | Benton County, IA | 1.31% | $208,200 | $2,727 | 8,671 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 55 | Fayette County, IA | 1.30% | $136,800 | $1,782 | 6,385 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 56 | Clayton County, IA | 1.29% | $168,500 | $2,181 | 5,856 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 57 | Humboldt County, IA | 1.29% | $155,800 | $2,011 | 3,255 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 58 | Bremer County, IA | 1.29% | $219,600 | $2,824 | 7,740 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 59 | Crawford County, IA | 1.28% | $153,700 | $1,973 | 4,810 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 60 | Adair County, IA | 1.28% | $160,400 | $2,050 | 2,393 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 61 | Shelby County, IA | 1.28% | $164,000 | $2,094 | 3,798 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 62 | Allamakee County, IA | 1.27% | $172,300 | $2,190 | 4,734 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 63 | Taylor County, IA | 1.26% | $117,200 | $1,482 | 1,938 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 64 | Hamilton County, IA | 1.26% | $156,400 | $1,977 | 4,721 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 65 | Adams County, IA | 1.26% | $131,600 | $1,661 | 1,188 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 66 | Keokuk County, IA | 1.26% | $118,700 | $1,494 | 3,306 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 67 | Howard County, IA | 1.25% | $147,800 | $1,853 | 2,921 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 68 | Jackson County, IA | 1.23% | $175,000 | $2,159 | 6,653 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 69 | Dubuque County, IA | 1.23% | $237,300 | $2,919 | 30,062 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 70 | Poweshiek County, IA | 1.22% | $209,300 | $2,563 | 5,557 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 71 | Marion County, IA | 1.22% | $233,000 | $2,848 | 10,346 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 72 | Guthrie County, IA | 1.22% | $180,100 | $2,199 | 3,864 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 73 | Cedar County, IA | 1.22% | $211,300 | $2,568 | 6,210 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 74 | Buena Vista County, IA | 1.21% | $159,500 | $1,931 | 5,525 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 75 | Fremont County, IA | 1.21% | $154,400 | $1,868 | 2,211 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 76 | Palo Alto County, IA | 1.20% | $123,200 | $1,474 | 2,915 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 77 | Hancock County, IA | 1.18% | $141,400 | $1,673 | 3,853 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 78 | Van Buren County, IA | 1.18% | $114,600 | $1,355 | 2,364 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 79 | Louisa County, IA | 1.17% | $150,100 | $1,751 | 3,401 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 80 | Ida County, IA | 1.16% | $108,900 | $1,260 | 2,224 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 81 | Clay County, IA | 1.15% | $178,600 | $2,050 | 5,340 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 82 | Greene County, IA | 1.15% | $155,400 | $1,783 | 2,997 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 83 | Grundy County, IA | 1.14% | $198,800 | $2,273 | 4,323 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 84 | Pocahontas County, IA | 1.13% | $98,100 | $1,111 | 2,318 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 85 | Osceola County, IA | 1.13% | $122,600 | $1,387 | 2,051 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 86 | Sioux County, IA | 1.12% | $250,100 | $2,801 | 9,661 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 87 | Winneshiek County, IA | 1.12% | $259,200 | $2,894 | 6,039 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 88 | Sac County, IA | 1.10% | $141,400 | $1,556 | 3,356 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 89 | Worth County, IA | 1.10% | $145,800 | $1,600 | 2,644 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 90 | Mitchell County, IA | 1.10% | $175,100 | $1,919 | 3,677 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 91 | Carroll County, IA | 1.09% | $176,000 | $1,916 | 6,784 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 92 | Plymouth County, IA | 1.07% | $228,900 | $2,455 | 7,591 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 93 | Monona County, IA | 1.03% | $142,900 | $1,467 | 2,935 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 94 | Chickasaw County, IA | 1.02% | $182,600 | $1,863 | 4,044 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 95 | Kossuth County, IA | 1.00% | $148,300 | $1,490 | 5,144 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 96 | Cherokee County, IA | 0.99% | $158,700 | $1,569 | 3,810 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 97 | O'Brien County, IA | 0.98% | $173,100 | $1,701 | 4,421 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 98 | Dickinson County, IA | 0.92% | $270,700 | $2,503 | 6,851 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 99 | Lyon County, IA | 0.87% | $230,000 | $1,995 | 3,624 | Value / Tax / Units |
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