IAIowa rankings

Towns with the lowest property taxes in Iowa

Ranked by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). 143 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Iowa · Lowest property tax

Carter Lake ranks #60 of 143

$2,478/yr median yearly property-tax bill · Visit Carter Lake →

1 Fort Madison $1,420/yr Home value $94,200

2 Postville $1,436/yr Home value $104,700 3 Hampton $1,440/yr Home value $99,400

#TownMedian tax billHome valueTax rate

Fort Madison10,133 people $1,420/yr $94,200 1.51%

Postville2,979 people $1,436/yr $104,700 1.37%

3 Hampton4,306 people $1,440/yr $99,400 1.45%

4 Chariton4,242 people $1,471/yr $81,900 1.80%

5 Emmetsburg3,648 people $1,508/yr $114,300 1.32%

Centerville5,372 people $1,540/yr $103,000 1.50%

7 Cherokee5,154 people $1,547/yr $136,700 1.13%

Oelwein5,834 people $1,565/yr $96,300 1.63%

9 Clarion2,770 people $1,605/yr $116,200 1.38%

10 Maquoketa6,075 people $1,678/yr $132,500 1.27%

11 Shenandoah4,892 people $1,724/yr $116,700 1.48%

12 Eagle Grove3,593 people $1,726/yr $104,600 1.65%

13 Clarinda5,353 people $1,736/yr $114,200 1.52%

Sibley2,803 people $1,750/yr $122,000 1.43%

15 Charles City7,232 people $1,754/yr $115,400 1.52%

16 Estherville5,839 people $1,754/yr $101,400 1.73%

17 Webster City7,769 people $1,803/yr $127,200 1.42%

Hawarden2,658 people $1,829/yr $136,300 1.34%

Ottumwa25,430 people $1,855/yr $106,300 1.75%

Belmond2,694 people $1,858/yr $129,100 1.44%

Keokuk9,662 people $1,870/yr $104,300 1.79%

22 Burlington23,728 people $1,874/yr $114,300 1.64%

23 Evansdale4,518 people $1,875/yr $150,300 1.25%

Onawa2,839 people $1,888/yr $145,800 1.29%

25 Marengo2,725 people $1,893/yr $123,200 1.54%

26 West Burlington3,189 people $1,903/yr $124,000 1.53%

New Hampton3,453 people $1,945/yr $167,700 1.16%

28 Red Oak5,510 people $1,950/yr $99,700 1.96%

29 Osage3,561 people $1,950/yr $160,700 1.21%

30 Iowa Falls5,038 people $1,983/yr $123,800 1.60%

31 Tama3,051 people $1,988/yr $106,800 1.86%

Albia3,663 people $1,991/yr $130,300 1.53%

33 Manchester5,191 people $2,021/yr $139,400 1.45%

34 Waukon3,792 people $2,087/yr $147,200 1.42%

Creston7,435 people $2,096/yr $114,500 1.83%

36 Perry7,985 people $2,129/yr $121,400 1.75%

Clinton24,322 people $2,152/yr $118,200 1.82%

38 Cresco3,908 people $2,152/yr $117,200 1.84%

Marshalltown27,626 people $2,157/yr $127,700 1.69%

Oskaloosa11,504 people $2,162/yr $153,300 1.41%

Mason City27,050 people $2,199/yr $142,000 1.55%

42 Algona5,377 people $2,241/yr $160,800 1.39%

43 Forest City4,290 people $2,250/yr $143,500 1.57%

Spirit Lake5,518 people $2,262/yr $215,100 1.05%

45 Eldora2,617 people $2,277/yr $133,000 1.71%

46 Jefferson4,152 people $2,303/yr $155,800 1.48%

47 Milford3,311 people $2,308/yr $218,400 1.06%

Garner3,049 people $2,312/yr $186,300 1.24%

49 Harlan4,891 people $2,333/yr $152,500 1.53%

Rock Rapids2,661 people $2,367/yr $206,700 1.15%

51 Atlantic6,763 people $2,368/yr $149,900 1.58%

52 Le Mars10,640 people $2,373/yr $219,200 1.08%

Bloomfield2,742 people $2,378/yr $132,000 1.80%

54 Missouri Valley2,666 people $2,380/yr $148,500 1.60%

Carroll10,208 people $2,409/yr $188,700 1.28%

56 Tipton3,106 people $2,412/yr $165,500 1.46%

57 Spencer11,400 people $2,419/yr $184,800 1.31%

Knoxville7,473 people $2,430/yr $160,300 1.52%

Fort Dodge24,827 people $2,439/yr $144,100 1.69%

Carter Lake3,767 people $2,478/yr $169,400 1.46%

61 Storm Lake11,428 people $2,482/yr $172,200 1.44%

62 Sheldon5,474 people $2,490/yr $192,700 1.29%

63 Waterloo67,008 people $2,494/yr $152,600 1.63%

64 Monticello4,071 people $2,509/yr $175,200 1.43%

65 Denison8,260 people $2,527/yr $150,200 1.68%

66 Osceola5,523 people $2,547/yr $146,300 1.74%

Muscatine23,489 people $2,556/yr $153,600 1.66%

Vinton4,948 people $2,568/yr $152,300 1.69%

69 Nevada6,983 people $2,615/yr $182,400 1.43%

70 Grundy Center2,809 people $2,618/yr $177,900 1.47%

Fairfield9,456 people $2,642/yr $156,000 1.69%

Washington7,290 people $2,663/yr $152,300 1.75%

73 Sioux City86,101 people $2,668/yr $173,600 1.54%

74 Dubuque59,174 people $2,682/yr $204,800 1.31%

75 Mount Pleasant8,951 people $2,721/yr $160,900 1.69%

76 Independence6,164 people $2,722/yr $165,300 1.65%

Newton15,700 people $2,742/yr $153,700 1.78%

78 Dyersville4,423 people $2,758/yr $234,100 1.18%

Humboldt4,771 people $2,763/yr $173,600 1.59%

80 Wilton2,920 people $2,800/yr $189,200 1.48%

Davenport100,913 people $2,815/yr $166,400 1.69%

82 Boone12,424 people $2,823/yr $173,000 1.63%

West Liberty3,776 people $2,828/yr $180,000 1.57%

84 Rock Valley4,059 people $2,833/yr $231,200 1.23%

Story City3,398 people $2,851/yr $215,600 1.32%

86 Camanche4,550 people $2,903/yr $172,400 1.68%

87 Anamosa5,629 people $2,916/yr $172,600 1.69%

88 West Branch2,594 people $2,937/yr $216,100 1.36%

89 Madrid2,808 people $2,965/yr $185,600 1.60%

Council Bluffs62,586 people $3,063/yr $171,800 1.78%

91 Grinnell9,505 people $3,156/yr $209,500 1.51%

Mitchellville2,579 people $3,168/yr $206,600 1.53%

Williamsburg3,360 people $3,219/yr $204,300 1.58%

94 Cedar Rapids137,264 people $3,233/yr $187,100 1.73%

95 Waverly10,494 people $3,273/yr $223,300 1.47%

96 Clear Lake7,607 people $3,307/yr $259,500 1.27%

97 Orange City6,426 people $3,387/yr $264,000 1.28%

98 Jesup2,561 people $3,408/yr $190,200 1.79%

Carlisle4,255 people $3,424/yr $234,300 1.46%

100 Decorah7,535 people $3,438/yr $244,500 1.41%

101

Winterset5,416 people $3,457/yr $192,500 1.80%

102 Des Moines212,421 people $3,496/yr $194,700 1.80%

103

Hudson2,699 people $3,518/yr $242,700 1.45%

104 Center Point2,562 people $3,528/yr $212,400 1.66%

105

Sergeant Bluff5,171 people $3,561/yr $298,500 1.19%

106 Glenwood5,144 people $3,564/yr $206,200 1.73%

107

Kalona2,692 people $3,570/yr $257,900 1.38%

108

Mount Vernon4,513 people $3,591/yr $245,200 1.46%

109 Pella10,720 people $3,678/yr $292,700 1.26%

110 Indianola16,044 people $3,685/yr $237,500 1.55%

111 Cedar Falls40,888 people $3,702/yr $263,600 1.40%

112 Fairfax2,900 people $3,729/yr $274,500 1.36%

113

DeWitt5,546 people $3,734/yr $237,100 1.57%

114 Hiawatha7,206 people $3,802/yr $216,900 1.75%

115

Eldridge6,818 people $3,843/yr $350,500 1.10%

116

Ames67,669 people $3,850/yr $277,400 1.39%

117 Sioux Center8,454 people $3,954/yr $290,800 1.36%

118 Saylorville3,366 people $4,121/yr $314,300 1.31%

119

Adel6,430 people $4,217/yr $327,900 1.29%

120 Marion41,896 people $4,280/yr $241,700 1.77%

121 North Liberty21,125 people $4,321/yr $303,800 1.42%

122 Le Claire4,735 people $4,344/yr $318,700 1.36%

123 Asbury5,989 people $4,370/yr $339,000 1.29%

124

Solon3,152 people $4,390/yr $309,400 1.42%

125

Altoona21,495 people $4,392/yr $274,600 1.60%

126 Bettendorf39,647 people $4,394/yr $306,500 1.43%

127 West Des Moines71,083 people $4,711/yr $309,000 1.52%

128

Windsor Heights5,143 people $4,732/yr $267,900 1.77%

129 Coralville23,234 people $4,799/yr $298,500 1.61%

130 Huxley4,544 people $4,799/yr $297,100 1.62%

131 Pleasant Hill11,136 people $4,807/yr $295,100 1.63%

132 Iowa City75,752 people $4,838/yr $285,900 1.69%

133

Norwalk14,183 people $4,924/yr $303,100 1.62%

134 Tiffin5,737 people $5,050/yr $338,500 1.49%

135 Bondurant8,560 people $5,089/yr $318,800 1.60%

136 Grimes16,366 people $5,377/yr $304,700 1.76%

137 Waukee29,236 people $5,475/yr $350,500 1.56%

138 Robins3,332 people $5,509/yr $413,400 1.33%

139 Urbandale46,595 people $5,563/yr $335,500 1.66%

140 Ankeny72,615 people $5,569/yr $331,000 1.68%

141

Clive19,012 people $5,944/yr $401,100 1.48%

142 Johnston24,384 people $6,577/yr $369,100 1.78%

143 Polk City6,037 people $6,696/yr $414,800 1.61%

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Iowa as a whole is $2,897/yr.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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