Iowa · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greene County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greene County pays $1,783 a year, an effective rate of 1.15%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,783
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.15%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -11%
- vs U.S. average
- #82 of 99
- rank in IA
The verdict
Homeowners in Greene County pay a median $1,783 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.15%, more affordable than 26% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,783
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.15%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2327 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -11%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($155,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Iowa. Population: 8,688. Owner-occupied homes: 2,997.
The median annual property tax in Greene County is $1,783, which is 38% lower than the Iowa state average and 11% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.15% on a median home value of $155,400. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Greene County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Greene County's 1.15% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 26%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Iowa median
Homeowners in Greene County pay a median annual property tax of $1,783, notably lower than the national median and well below the Iowa state median. On a $155,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.15% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Iowa counties by effective rate
Greene County ranks #82 of 99 counties in Iowa by effective rate (17% 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 ticked up 6.0%, from $1,682 to $1,783. 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 Greene County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $63,409 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Greene 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 46% from $1,220 to $1,783. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 794 of 2,997 owner-occupied homes (26.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.8% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Greene County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greene County homeowners, 794 of 2,997 owner-occupied homes (26.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.6% (377)
- $800 to $1,499 26.5% (794)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.6% (497)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.3% (459)
- $3,000 or more 25.9% (777)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
93 homes here (3.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Iowa handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Greene County pay about the same bill, a 9% gap.
Greene County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Greene County's effective rate is higher than 17% of the 99 counties in Iowa - ranking #82 of 99.
Where Greene County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.15% more affordable than 26% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Greene County moved from $1,220 in the 2020 release to $1,783 in 2024, a change of about 46%. 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.
Greene County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greene County | Iowa Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
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.
Greene County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Iowa counties.
Greene County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,783 +6.0% | 1.15% |
| 2023 | $1,682 +7.0% | 1.20% |
| 2022 | $1,572 +11.6% | 1.32% |
| 2021 | $1,409 +15.5% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | $1,220 | 1.30% |
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.
Greene County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Greene County's effective rate
On effective rate, Greene County sits nearest Gladwin County (MI), Houston County (MN), McLeod County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Parke County (IN), Brown County (IL), Liberty County (MT).
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.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Greene County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 4,170 returns from Greene County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,447 - 27% 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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Greene County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Greene County, Iowa?
- The median annual property tax in Greene County is $1,783, an effective rate of 1.15% on a $155,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Greene County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greene County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.15% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Greene County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Greene County is recorded at $1,783 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,220 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 2,997 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 is the tax affordability score for Greene County?
- Greene County, Iowa scores D (45/100) 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 (2.45×). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Greene County?
- Property taxes in Greene County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $63,409 median household income.
What to do with Greene County's PAR rate
Inside Iowa, Greene County's $1,783 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Iowa overview →
Greene County ranks #82 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 Greene 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: 1.15%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,783/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greene County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greene County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Grant County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greene County at $1,783/yr; rate 0.93% vs Greene County 1.15%.
Cuming County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,784/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs Greene County 1.15%.
Fayette County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,782/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.30% vs Greene County 1.15%.
Boone County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,781/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.03% vs Greene County 1.15%.
Iowa county set
State ACS overview for every published Iowa county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Greene County stamps PAR · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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 Greene County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.