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Property Tax · Iowa

Lowest Property Tax Counties in Iowa 2026

Ranked by effective property tax rate — lower taxes score higher.

Top 10 — Property Tax in Iowa

Score reflects property tax only — not overall county quality.

1Lyon County, IA
45.5
2Dickinson County, IA
41.4
3O'Brien County, IA
37.2
4Cherokee County, IA
36.8
5Kossuth County, IA
35.3
6Chickasaw County, IA
34
7Monona County, IA
33.5
8Plymouth County, IA
30.5
9Carroll County, IA
29.5
10Mitchell County, IA
29.1

All Iowa Counties — Property Tax Rankings

99 counties ranked by property tax score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Lyon County, IA
45.5
64.5
2Dickinson County, IA
41.4
59.6
3O'Brien County, IA
37.2
59.3
4Cherokee County, IA
36.8
67.1
5Kossuth County, IA
35.3
66.9
6Chickasaw County, IA
34
68.7
7Monona County, IA
33.5
59.5
8Plymouth County, IA
30.5
47.1
9Carroll County, IA
29.5
61.3
10Mitchell County, IA
29.1
67.3
11Worth County, IA
29
69.2
12Sac County, IA
28.7
62.1
13Winneshiek County, IA
27.8
67.2
14Sioux County, IA
27.5
59.5
15Osceola County, IA
26.9
64.3
16Pocahontas County, IA
26.9
63
17Grundy County, IA
26.3
68.1
18Greene County, IA
26
58.7
19Clay County, IA
25.9
59.7
20Ida County, IA
25.6
69.7
21Louisa County, IA
25
63.1
22Van Buren County, IA
24.2
61.5
23Hancock County, IA
24.1
62.2
24Palo Alto County, IA
23.5
62.7
25Fremont County, IA
23.2
59.5
26Buena Vista County, IA
23
46.2
27Cedar County, IA
22.8
57.6
28Guthrie County, IA
22.6
60.5
29Marion County, IA
22.5
59.9
30Poweshiek County, IA
22.4
46.9
31Dubuque County, IA
22.1
45.5
32Jackson County, IA
22
55.5
33Howard County, IA
21.3
68.2
34Keokuk County, IA
21.1
59.5
35Adams County, IA
20.9
61.9
36Hamilton County, IA
20.8
57.1
37Taylor County, IA
20.7
62.1
38Allamakee County, IA
20.3
57.7
39Adair County, IA
20
61.3
40Shelby County, IA
20
68
41Crawford County, IA
19.8
55.2
42Bremer County, IA
19.6
57.7
43Humboldt County, IA
19.3
63.7
44Clayton County, IA
19.2
60.5
45Fayette County, IA
18.9
56.2
46Benton County, IA
18.6
56.3
47Franklin County, IA
18.4
63.9
48Mahaska County, IA
18.3
52.6
49Calhoun County, IA
18.2
64.6
50Winnebago County, IA
18.1
69.2
51Harrison County, IA
17.9
59.1
52Jones County, IA
17.6
59.7
53Delaware County, IA
17.3
59.6
54Appanoose County, IA
17.2
47.7
55Audubon County, IA
17.2
57.6
56Ringgold County, IA
17.2
61.2
57Cass County, IA
17.1
42.6
58Floyd County, IA
17.1
56.2
59Butler County, IA
16.9
62.2
60Iowa County, IA
16.5
57.2
61Wayne County, IA
16.5
62.5
62Buchanan County, IA
16.4
61.1
63Washington County, IA
16.2
51.4
64Boone County, IA
16
57.7
65Lucas County, IA
16
55.8
66Hardin County, IA
15.6
48.6
67Monroe County, IA
15.6
59.1
68Tama County, IA
15.6
56.9
69Lee County, IA
15.4
43.6
70Webster County, IA
15.2
41.6
71Davis County, IA
14.8
56.7
72Story County, IA
14.8
47.3
73Dallas County, IA
14.6
42
74Page County, IA
14.6
53
75Jasper County, IA
14.4
54
76Jefferson County, IA
14.3
49.7
77Marshall County, IA
14.1
42
78Warren County, IA
13.6
52.2
79Cerro Gordo County, IA
13.1
42.5
80Woodbury County, IA
13
51.1
81Mills County, IA
12.1
45.7
82Emmet County, IA
11.8
59.9
83Scott County, IA
11.7
36.9
84Madison County, IA
11.6
58.3
85Black Hawk County, IA
10.9
40.7
86Muscatine County, IA
10.9
41.5
87Des Moines County, IA
10.8
36
88Wright County, IA
10.6
59.7
89Johnson County, IA
10.4
41.1
90Clinton County, IA
9.8
38.7
91Henry County, IA
9.3
52
92Pottawattamie County, IA
9.1
36
93Wapello County, IA
8.8
34.3
94Clarke County, IA
8.3
42
95Decatur County, IA
8.1
60.8
96Montgomery County, IA
7.1
52.7
97Linn County, IA
7
40.4
98Polk County, IA
6.5
36.7
99Union County, IA
4.8
52.4

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