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Adair County Property Taxes

The median homeowner in Adair County pays $2,050 a year, an effective rate of 1.28%, modestly above the U.S. average.

$2,050
Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
1.28%
Effective rate · High rate
+3%
vs U.S. average
#61 of 99
rank in IA

The verdict

Homeowners in Adair County pay a median $2,050 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.28%, more affordable than 20% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).

$2,050
Median annual tax bill, 2024
1.28%
Effective rate on median home
#2519 of 3135
U.S. counties by tax burden
+3%
vs the national average bill

Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($160,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.

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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Iowa. Population: 7,460. Owner-occupied homes: 2,393.

The median annual property tax in Adair County is $2,050, which is 29% lower than the Iowa state average and 3% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.28% on a median home value of $160,400. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.

Adair County's rate standing among U.S. counties

Primary signal

The effective rate sits near the national middle

Adair County's 1.28% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 20%).

Decision signal 2

The bill sits below the Iowa median

Homeowners in Adair County pay a median annual property tax of $2,050, modestly above the national median and well below the Iowa state median. On a $160,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.28% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.

Decision signal 3

Near the middle of Iowa counties by effective rate

Adair County ranks #61 of 99 counties in Iowa by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).

Decision signal 4

The latest release moved the bill up

Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 10.3%, from $1,858 to $2,050. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.

Decision signal 5

Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band

Property taxes in Adair County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $68,092 median household income.

Informational notice

Figures describe the median homeowner household in Adair County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.

Median Annual Tax
$2,050
Above-median bill
-29% vs State +3% vs US
Median Home Value
$160,400
-23% vs State -30% vs US
Effective Tax Rate
1.28%
High rate
-8% vs State +39% vs US

How to read this county's bill

The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 37% from $1,491 to $2,050. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.

The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 614 of 2,393 (25.7%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.

The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.0% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.

The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.

What Adair County Homeowners Actually Pay

The single largest group of Adair County homeowners, 614 of 2,393 owner-occupied homes (25.7%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.

  • Less than $800 10.0% (240)
  • $800 to $1,499 21.9% (525)
  • $1,500 to $1,999 15.9% (381)
  • $2,000 to $2,999 25.7% (614)
  • $3,000 or more 24.8% (594)

Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.

39 homes here (1.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Iowa handles assessments and appeals.

With vs Without Mortgage

With Mortgage
$2,192
$183/mo
Without Mortgage
$1,926
$161/mo

In Adair County, mortgaged homeowners pay 14% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.

Adair County's effective rate vs peers

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.

Adair County 1.28%
Iowa average 1.39%
U.S. average 0.92%

Adair County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 99 counties in Iowa - ranking #61 of 99.

Where Adair County sits among every U.S. county

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)

1.28% more affordable than 20% of 3,135 U.S. counties

Show national distribution This county 0.00% 4.00% every U.S. county, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024

What changed since 2020

The median bill in Adair County moved from $1,491 in the 2020 release to $2,050 in 2024, a change of about 37%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.

Adair County vs Benchmarks

Metric Adair County Iowa Avg U.S. Avg
Median Annual Tax Above-median bill $2,050 $2,897 $1,993
Effective Tax Rate High rate 1.28% 1.39% 0.92%
Median Home Value $160,400 $208,000 $227,791
Tax as % of income Above-median income burden 3.0% - -

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.

Adair County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Iowa counties.

Adair County rate trail · PAR

$1,400$1,600$1,800$2,000$2,200 20202021202220232024 $2,050
Adair County ACS median tax 2020–2024: +37% ($1,491 → $2,050).
Year Median Tax (vs prior release) Effective Rate
2024 $2,050 +10.3% 1.28%
2023 $1,858 +5.7% 1.32%
2022 $1,757 +10.4% 1.34%
2021 $1,591 +6.7% 1.42%
2020 $1,491 1.34%

Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.

Adair County: tax-to-income at 3.0%

Tax-to-Income Ratio
3.0%
of median household income
Median Income
$68,092
per year
Monthly Tax
$171
per month

Counties near Adair County's effective rate

On effective rate, Adair County sits nearest Wabaunsee County (KS), Worcester County (MA), Roosevelt County (MT).

On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Broward County (FL), Elliott County (KY), Lake County (FL).

How peers are chosen

These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.

Adair County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax

Tax year 2022: 60 of 3,480 returns from Adair County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,267 - 50% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k AGI band.

What this IRS county file does not say

Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.

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Adair County rate FAQs

What is the tax affordability score for Adair County?
Adair County, Iowa scores F (38/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at B+ (2.36×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
What is the average property tax in Adair County, Iowa?
The median annual property tax in Adair County is $2,050, an effective rate of 1.28% on a $160,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
How does Adair County property tax compare to the national average?
Property taxes in Adair County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.28% versus 0.92% nationally.
Are property taxes increasing in Adair County?
The ACS median property-tax bill for Adair County is recorded at $2,050 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,491 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,393 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Adair County?
Property taxes in Adair County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $68,092 median household income.

What to do with Adair County's PAR rate

Inside Iowa, Adair County's $2,050 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Iowa overview →

Adair County ranks #61 of 99 Iowa counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Iowa overview →

Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)

Rate-first peers for Adair County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.

Similar effective rate

Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.28%.

Similar median bill

Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,050/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.

Read with Adair County

Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Adair County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.

PAR MID

Data vintage and method

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Adair County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.