Assessor

Sales Information

Residential Sales
Commercial Sales
Apartment/Multi-Residential Sales
Homestead Tax Credit Form

Helpful Information

Property Tax System - 1 minute video
Property Taxes and Assessments [PDF] from the Iowa League of Cities
Agricultural Property & the Rollback - video
Assessor FAQ

The primary duty and responsibility of the Assessor is to cause to be assessed all real property within his/her jurisdiction except that which is otherwise exempted by law. This would include residential, multi-residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural classes of property. The effective date of the assessment is January 1st of the current year. The assessor determines a full or partial value of new construction, or improvements depending upon the state of completion as of January 1st.

The Assessor does not:

• Determine tax rates
• Collect taxes
• Calculate taxes

The Assessor is concerned with property value, not taxes. Taxing jurisdictions such as schools, cities, and townships adopt budgets after public hearings. This determines the tax levy, which is the rate of taxation required to raise the money budgeted. The taxes you pay are proportionate to the value of your property compared to the total value of the taxing district in which your property is located.