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$2,930 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home in a typical town here, FY27 (a rate of $34.76 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$2,380 a yearon a $200,000 home in the countryside, FY27 ($28.20 per $1,000)
$30.5Mcounty budget, FY27
$1.34Btaxable value, 2025 valuations (+20.7% in 5 years)

Who runs it

The Board of Supervisors sets the county budget and its property tax; the other officers run elections, records, taxes and law enforcement.

No officials known yet.

Meetings and agendas

What the Board of Supervisors is deciding: each agenda, the resolutions and ordinances on it, and a plain-language summary.2

Board of Supervisors · Tuesday, November 10, 2026UpcomingAgenda (PDF)

AI summary

  • The Board will conduct the official count of votes for the 2026 Iowa County General Election.
Board of Supervisors · Friday, November 6, 2026Agenda (PDF)

AI summary

  • Discuss a potential speed limit change on 190th St. east of Conroy.
  • Discuss tank tax refunds with the County Attorney and County Assessor.
  • Discuss a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement for Williamsburg Manufacturing.
  • Appoint a new member to the Pioneer Cemetery Commission.
  • Review various items including liquor licenses, manure management plans, and building maintenance.
Board of Supervisors · Friday, October 30, 2026Agenda (PDF)
Board of Supervisors · Friday, October 23, 2026Agenda (PDF)
Board of Supervisors · Friday, October 16, 2026Agenda (PDF)
Board of Supervisors · Monday, October 12, 2026Agenda (PDF)
Board of Supervisors · Friday, October 9, 2026Agenda (PDF)
Board of Supervisors · Friday, October 2, 2026Agenda (PDF)

Property taxes

Rates over time

Typical combined rate per $1,000 of taxable value, and the county government’s own rural levy.

In citiesRuralCounty levy
0$10$20$30$40’20’22’24’26’27In citiesRuralCounty levy
0$10$20$30$40’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27In citiesRuralCounty levy
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YearIn citiesRuralCounty’s rural levy
FY27$34.76$28.20$10.10
FY26$34.97$27.95$9.75
FY25$34.44$26.99$9.53
FY24$33.68$26.59$9.22
FY23$33.39$25.83$9.02
FY22$33.67$26.39$9.52
FY21$33.73$26.49$9.67
FY20$33.76$26.68$9.71

Rates by city, FY27

Typical combined rate in each city, per $1,000 of taxable value.

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CityTypical rateSince FY22
Ladora$39.65+18.9%
Marengo$41.32+19.8%
Millersburg$34.42+17.6%
North English$30.11+2.9%
Parnell$34.76-0.7%
Victor$38.63+13.7%
Williamsburg$34.08+1.2%

Compared with places this size3

Iowa County’s countywide property tax rate of $7.29 per $1,000 is the 9th highest of 40 Iowa counties with 12,000–23,000 people. The middle of the group is $6.07.

Washington County: $9.68Henry County: $9.19Hardin County: $8.26Tama County: $8.20Union County: $7.65Winneshiek County: $7.36Buena Vista County: $7.36Page County: $7.34Jefferson County: $6.97Clayton County: $6.89Wright County: $6.87Buchanan County: $6.80Harrison County: $6.69Allamakee County: $6.45Shelby County: $6.31Butler County: $6.28Jones County: $6.20Floyd County: $6.16Cedar County: $6.10Hamilton County: $6.03Clay County: $5.97Mills County: $5.90Fayette County: $5.83Delaware County: $5.79Kossuth County: $5.79Jackson County: $5.28Grundy County: $5.20Chickasaw County: $5.13Appanoose County: $5.06Crawford County: $4.90Cass County: $4.75Madison County: $4.70Lyon County: $3.96Mahaska County: $3.95Carroll County: $3.90Cherokee County: $3.89Poweshiek County: $3.86O'Brien County: $3.59Dickinson County: $1.90Iowa County: $7.29$1.90 lowest$9.68 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Washington County$9.6822,631
2Henry County$9.1919,361
3Hardin County$8.2616,464
4Tama County$8.2016,738
5Union County$7.6511,955
6Winneshiek County$7.3619,723
7Buena Vista County$7.3620,816
8Page County$7.3415,038
9Iowa County$7.2916,423
10Jefferson County$6.9715,781
11Clayton County$6.8916,931
12Wright County$6.8712,729
13Buchanan County$6.8020,733
14Harrison County$6.6914,626
15Allamakee County$6.4514,184
16Shelby County$6.3111,821
17Butler County$6.2814,156
18Jones County$6.2021,116
19Floyd County$6.1615,008
20Cedar County$6.1018,231
21Hamilton County$6.0314,856
22Clay County$5.9716,474
23Mills County$5.9014,717
24Fayette County$5.8319,152
25Delaware County$5.7917,609
26Kossuth County$5.7914,408
27Jackson County$5.2819,390
28Grundy County$5.2012,405
29Chickasaw County$5.1311,719
30Appanoose County$5.0612,106
31Crawford County$4.9016,378
32Cass County$4.7513,024
33Madison County$4.7017,161
34Lyon County$3.9612,378
35Mahaska County$3.9522,034
36Carroll County$3.9020,407
37Cherokee County$3.8911,658
38Poweshiek County$3.8618,454
39O'Brien County$3.5914,260
40Dickinson County$1.9018,158

What’s taxed

$1.34B of taxable value in 2025 valuations, +20.7% since 2020. Who carries the load, by kind of property:

  • Homes$630.6M46%
  • Farmland and farm buildings$421.2M31%
  • Industrial$149.5M11%
  • Commercial$117.3M8%
  • Utilities, railroads and other$62.3M5%
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Valuation yearHomesFarmlandCommercialIndustrialTotal
2025$630.6M$421.2M$117.3M$149.5M$1.34B
2024$618.4M$408.1M$106.5M$105.7M$1.26B
2023$594.9M$396.3M$105.4M$85.7M$1.21B
2022$588.2M$397.7M$99.9M$63.0M$1.18B
2021$563.6M$385.8M$118.0M$58.4M$1.16B
2020$517.8M$391.4M$110.0M$57.1M$1.11B
2019$497.5M$379.3M$110.5M$57.6M$1.08B
2018$484.2M$366.3M$108.1M$58.4M$1.05B

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of the county’s budget goes, FY27

Public safety & legal services: 31¢ of every dollar31¢Roads & transportation: 27¢ of every dollar27¢Capital projects: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Administration: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Physical health & social services: 7¢ of every dollarEverything else: 15¢ of every dollar15¢$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCounties this size (39)
Public safety & legal services31¢23¢
Roads & transportation27¢34¢
Capital projects12¢13¢
Administration8¢11¢
Physical health & social services7¢5¢
Everything else15¢15¢

Planned spending from all funds. “Counties this size” is the average for the 39 counties closest in size (12,000–23,000 people).

The county’s budget

Iowa County plans to spend $30.5M in FY27, from property taxes, state and federal money, fees and its reserves. It spent $25.1M in FY25.

  • Public safety & legal services$9.3M31%
  • Roads & transportation$8.3M27%
  • Capital projects$3.6M12%
  • Administration$2.5M8%
  • Physical health & social services$2.2M7%
  • Debt payments$2.1M7%
  • Parks, libraries, extension & environment$1.5M5%
  • Services to residents (records, elections, licenses)$939,7983%
  • Other$99,7540%

Its property tax levies, FY27

Dollars per $1,000 of taxable value. Everyone in the county pays the countywide levies; people outside cities also pay the rural ones, which mostly pay for roads and rural services.

  • General Basic · countywide$3.40
  • General Supplemental · countywide$3.09
  • Debt Service · countywide$0.78
  • Pioneer Cemetery · countywide$0.02
  • Countywide · countywide$7.29
  • Rural Basic · rural$2.81
  • Total Rural · rural$10.10

Sales tax and state money

Local option sales tax collected

The extra local sales tax voters approved, collected by the state and paid back to the county and its cities.

$3.4M
$3.0M
’14’16’18’20’22’24
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YearCollected
FY24$3.0M
FY23$2.3M
FY22$3.4M
FY21$3.0M
FY20$2.9M
FY19$2.8M
FY18$2.6M
FY17$2.6M
FY16$2.7M
FY15$2.5M
FY14$2.6M

State payments to the county and its cities

Sales tax collected for them and property tax credits paid on residents’ behalf: $4.0M in FY26. The newest year may be partial.

$5.1M
$562,668
’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27
Who received them, FY26
  • Iowa County$3.1M76%
  • City of Williamsburg$507,47513%
  • City of Marengo$373,2979%
  • City of Ladora$31,7471%
  • City of Parnell$28,3251%
  • City of Millersburg$19,8620%
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ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
Local option sales tax$198,315$2.7M$2.6M$2.8M$2.7M$3.1M$2.6M$2.8M
Homestead property tax credit–$897,943$852,116$820,555$769,434$740,697$731,820$734,652
Ag land and family farm tax credits$364,353$428,635$458,040$397,478$411,964$467,302$554,998$523,135
Business property tax credit––$698,676$756,058$727,217$705,363$734,623$719,010
Elderly and disabled property tax credit–$15,842$17,408$21,484$19,814$18,206$22,688$23,800
Military service property tax credit–––$8,382$8,881$9,266$9,650$9,868

Elections

Most recent: November 3, 2026

Ballot measures · 1

Passed Yes 53.0% (3,955) · No 47.0% (3,504)

Passes with more yes votes than no.

County offices · 5
Iowa County Attorney · 0% reporting
Iowa County Treasurer · 0% reporting
Townships · 1

    No candidates listed.

    Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Iowa County; official results are on each county auditor’s site.

    Places in the county

    At the Statehouse and in Congress4

    Dawn Driscoll (Sen. 46)Judd Lawler (Rep. 91)

    U.S. House:District 1

    Cities

    LadoraMarengoMillersburgNorth EnglishParnellVictorWilliamsburg

    School districts

    Belle PlaineBentonClear Creek-AmanaEnglish ValleysH-L-VIowa ValleyMid-PrairieTri-CountyWilliamsburg