Property tax rate
1.39%Median bill $2,897/yr · CensusMedian rent
$9722-bed $989Per month · CensusDays on market
59 daysFlat days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Iowa real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Iowa listed for $284,900, up 2.1% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 59 days on the market.
Homeowners in Iowa pay a median of $2,897 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $208,000, an effective rate of about 1.39%.
Renters pay a median of $972 a month, and $989 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $285,000 home here comes to about $2,003 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $86,000 a year (the median household here earns $75,059).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$2,003/mo- Principal & interest$1,553
- Property tax$331
- Insurance (est.)$119
$285,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Iowa by bedrooms
Studio$799
1 bedroom$770
2 bedrooms$989
3 bedrooms$1,201
4 bedrooms$1,258
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Iowa county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Lyon County0.87%
- Dickinson County0.92%
- O'Brien County0.98%
- Cherokee County0.99%
- Kossuth County1.00%
Fastest-selling counties
- Pottawattamie County37 days
- Dubuque County39 days
- Linn County41 days
- Scott County44 days
- Woodbury County46 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | – | – | 1.28% | $799 |
| Adams County | – | – | 1.26% | $893 |
| Allamakee County | – | – | 1.27% | $796 |
| Appanoose County | – | – | 1.34% | $784 |
| Audubon County | – | – | 1.34% | $759 |
| Benton County | – | – | 1.31% | $826 |
| Black Hawk County | $262,450 | 52 | 1.50% | $989 |
| Boone County | – | – | 1.37% | $845 |
| Bremer County | – | – | 1.29% | $921 |
| Buchanan County | – | – | 1.36% | $848 |
| Buena Vista County | – | – | 1.21% | $894 |
| Butler County | – | – | 1.35% | $812 |
| Calhoun County | – | – | 1.32% | $723 |
| Carroll County | – | – | 1.09% | $731 |
| Cass County | – | – | 1.34% | $777 |
| Cedar County | – | – | 1.22% | $879 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $317,350 | 65 | 1.45% | $850 |
| Cherokee County | – | – | 0.99% | $758 |
| Chickasaw County | – | – | 1.02% | $738 |
| Clarke County | – | – | 1.60% | $931 |
| Clay County | – | – | 1.15% | $811 |
| Clayton County | – | – | 1.29% | $790 |
| Clinton County | $184,700 | 52 | 1.53% | $850 |
| Crawford County | – | – | 1.28% | $743 |
| Dallas County | $429,900 | 74 | 1.41% | $1,311 |
| Davis County | – | – | 1.40% | $868 |
| Decatur County | – | – | 1.61% | $611 |
| Delaware County | – | – | 1.34% | $764 |
| Des Moines County | – | – | 1.51% | $904 |
| Dickinson County | – | – | 0.92% | $922 |
| Dubuque County | $297,000 | 39 | 1.23% | $959 |
| Emmet County | – | – | 1.47% | $733 |
| Fayette County | – | – | 1.30% | $881 |
| Floyd County | – | – | 1.34% | $745 |
| Franklin County | – | – | 1.32% | $696 |
| Fremont County | – | – | 1.21% | $746 |
| Greene County | – | – | 1.15% | $781 |
| Grundy County | – | – | 1.14% | $774 |
| Guthrie County | – | – | 1.22% | $845 |
| Hamilton County | – | – | 1.26% | $877 |
| Hancock County | – | – | 1.18% | $736 |
| Hardin County | – | – | 1.37% | $795 |
| Harrison County | – | – | 1.32% | $849 |
| Henry County | – | – | 1.56% | $820 |
| Howard County | – | – | 1.25% | $713 |
| Humboldt County | – | – | 1.29% | $744 |
| Ida County | – | – | 1.16% | $696 |
| Iowa County | – | – | 1.36% | $686 |
| Jackson County | – | – | 1.23% | $807 |
| Jasper County | – | – | 1.41% | $836 |
| Jefferson County | – | – | 1.41% | $883 |
| Johnson County | $403,725 | 64 | 1.52% | $1,122 |
| Jones County | – | – | 1.33% | $784 |
| Keokuk County | – | – | 1.26% | $828 |
| Kossuth County | – | – | 1.00% | $859 |
| Lee County | – | – | 1.38% | $835 |
| Linn County | $335,973 | 41 | 1.66% | $945 |
| Louisa County | – | – | 1.17% | $775 |
| Lucas County | – | – | 1.37% | $709 |
| Lyon County | – | – | 0.87% | $843 |
| Madison County | – | – | 1.48% | $1,036 |
| Mahaska County | – | – | 1.32% | $793 |
| Marion County | – | – | 1.22% | $884 |
| Marshall County | – | – | 1.42% | $885 |
| Mills County | – | – | 1.47% | $959 |
| Mitchell County | – | – | 1.10% | $738 |
| Monona County | – | – | 1.03% | $855 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 1.37% | $798 |
| Montgomery County | – | – | 1.65% | $814 |
| Muscatine County | – | – | 1.50% | $971 |
| O'Brien County | – | – | 0.98% | $868 |
| Osceola County | – | – | 1.13% | $797 |
| Page County | – | – | 1.41% | $705 |
| Palo Alto County | – | – | 1.20% | $638 |
| Plymouth County | – | – | 1.07% | $910 |
| Pocahontas County | – | – | 1.13% | $832 |
| Polk County | $313,450 | 61 | 1.68% | $1,149 |
| Pottawattamie County | $249,975 | 37 | 1.57% | $1,018 |
| Poweshiek County | – | – | 1.22% | $883 |
| Ringgold County | – | – | 1.34% | $710 |
| Sac County | – | – | 1.10% | $722 |
| Scott County | $339,862 | 44 | 1.47% | $1,005 |
| Shelby County | – | – | 1.28% | $783 |
| Sioux County | – | – | 1.12% | $908 |
| Story County | $344,500 | 51 | 1.40% | $1,018 |
| Tama County | – | – | 1.37% | $872 |
| Taylor County | – | – | 1.26% | $765 |
| Union County | – | – | 1.80% | $721 |
| Van Buren County | – | – | 1.18% | $622 |
| Wapello County | – | – | 1.58% | $920 |
| Warren County | $366,998 | 62 | 1.43% | $973 |
| Washington County | – | – | 1.37% | $879 |
| Wayne County | – | – | 1.36% | $659 |
| Webster County | – | – | 1.39% | $785 |
| Winnebago County | – | – | 1.32% | $717 |
| Winneshiek County | – | – | 1.12% | $861 |
| Woodbury County | $225,000 | 46 | 1.45% | $981 |
| Worth County | – | – | 1.10% | $758 |
| Wright County | – | – | 1.51% | $790 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.