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School District Property Tax Rates

School District Property Tax Rates

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When your school board creates a budget and decides how much to spend, they also set the rate, which determines the school district portion of your property taxes, which is the largest part of your total bill.

The table below shows the underlying rates that comprise a district’s total levy rate. The Iowa Department of Management provides this data.

The state’s funding formula sets most property tax levies for Iowa’s public schools. However, the levies highlighted in blue and marked with an ” * ” are set by each district’s school board. Ask your board members about these levies and where they spend your money.

FY 2025 amount paid for each $1,000 of taxable value. Click on a column heading to sort.

County Per Capita Spending

County Per Capita Spending

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When your county supervisors create a budget and decide how much to spend, they also set the rate, which determines the county’s portion of your property taxes, which is the third largest part of your total bill behind school districts and cities.

County Property Tax Rates

County Property Tax Rates

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When your county supervisors create a budget and decide how much to spend for county services, they also set the rate, which determines the county portion of your property tax bill.

The table below shows the underlying rates that comprise a county’s total levy rate. The Iowa Department of Management provides this data.

FY 2025 amount paid for each $1,000 of taxable value. Click on a column heading to sort.

City Per Capita Spending

City Per Capita Spending

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When your city council creates a budget and decides how much to spend, they also set the rate, which determines the city’s portion of your property taxes, which is the second largest part of your total bill behind school districts.

City Property Tax Rates

City Property Tax Rates

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When your city council creates the budget and decides how much to spend on city services, it also sets the rate, which determines your property tax bill.

The table below shows the underlying rates that comprise a city’s total levy rate. The Iowa Department of Management provides this data.

All Iowa cities included. FY 2025 amount paid for each $1,000 of taxable value. Click on a column heading to sort.

City Debt

City Debt

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Debt can crowd out other priorities from the budget. A temporary increase for a good reason is understandable, but constant, high levels of debt put the taxpayer on the hook for more interest payments in the future. City Council members should pay off debt in a timely manner without taking on additional burdens.

The map and table below show each city’s population and a four-year history of debt per capita.

All Iowa cities included. Click on a column heading to sort.

County Debt

County Debt

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Debt can crowd out other priorities from the budget. A temporary increase for a good reason is understandable, but constant, high levels of debt put the taxpayer on the hook for more interest payments in the future. County supervisors should pay off debt in a timely manner without taking on additional burdens.

The map and table below show each county’s population and a four-year history of debt per capita.

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School District Debt

School District Debt

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Debt can crowd out other priorities from the budget. A temporary increase for a good reason is understandable, but constant, high levels of debt put the taxpayer on the hook for more interest payments in the future. School districts should pay off debt in a timely manner without taking on additional burdens.

The map and table below show each district’s enrollment and a four-year history of debt per capita.

Click on a column heading to sort.

Property Tax Bill Comparison

Property Tax Bill Comparison

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How do your property taxes compare with those of other communities across the state?

The map below compares estimated tax bills for cities with a population larger than 1,000. The table below the map shows estimated property tax bills for all Iowa cities. The bills are calculated using the Iowa Department of Management’s City Consolidated Rate table and the Iowa Department of Revenue’s Property Tax Rollback Adjustment.

A consolidated tax rate is the sum of all levies set by the different taxing authorities (city, county, school, etc.). If there were multiple taxing authorities of the same type within a city, like school districts, the highest levy rate was used. This table does not rank individual city levy rates. Click here to see a comparison of just the city rates.

Tax Year January 2023 - FY 2024-2025; Payable September 2024 & March 2025. Click on a column heading to sort.

School District Spending

School District Spending

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When your school board creates a budget and decides how much to spend, they also set the rate, which determines the school district portion of your property taxes, which is the largest part of your total bill.

The Iowa Department of Education states, “Per pupil expenditure amounts, while informative, provide an incomplete framework in which to understand statewide, district, or school expenditure levels. A wide range of per pupil expenditure values exist as the result of a multitude of district and school differences statewide.

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