Iowa · County property tax · ACS 2024
Kossuth County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Kossuth County pays $1,490 a year, an effective rate of 1.00%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,490
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.00%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #95 of 99
- rank in IA
The verdict
Homeowners in Kossuth County pay a median $1,490 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.00%, more affordable than 35% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,490
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.00%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2029 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($148,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Iowa. Population: 14,516. Owner-occupied homes: 5,144.
The median annual property tax in Kossuth County is $1,490, which is 49% lower than the Iowa state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.00% on a median home value of $148,300. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Kossuth County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Kossuth County's 1.00% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 35%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Kossuth County pay a median annual property tax of $1,490, well below the national median and well below the Iowa state median. On a $148,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.00% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Iowa counties by effective rate
Kossuth County ranks #95 of 99 counties in Iowa by effective rate (4% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Kossuth County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $67,697 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Kossuth 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 8.9% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 65% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 35.6%, the median bill rose 23.5% to $1,490: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,206 to $1,490, a gain of 24%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,339 of 5,144 owner-occupied homes (26.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.2% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Kossuth County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Kossuth County homeowners, 1,339 of 5,144 owner-occupied homes (26.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.8% (1,173)
- $800 to $1,499 26.0% (1,339)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.8% (504)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.9% (919)
- $3,000 or more 20.5% (1,052)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
157 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
In Kossuth County, mortgaged homeowners pay 23% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Kossuth County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Kossuth County's effective rate is higher than 4% of the 99 counties in Iowa - ranking #95 of 99.
Where Kossuth County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.00% more affordable than 35% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Iowa on both measures
Kossuth County's effective rate runs 28% under the Iowa median and its bill 49% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,490 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Iowa norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Kossuth County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Kossuth County | Iowa Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Kossuth County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Iowa counties.
Kossuth County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,490 +3.7% | 1.00% |
| 2023 | $1,437 +5.9% | 1.06% |
| 2022 | $1,357 +2.2% | 1.14% |
| 2021 | $1,328 +10.1% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | $1,206 | 1.10% |
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.
Kossuth County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Kossuth County's effective rate
On effective rate, Kossuth County sits nearest Washington County (GA), Lanier County (GA), Red Lake County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Clarke County (MS), Wichita County (TX), Newton County (IN).
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
Kossuth County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 260 of 7,060 returns from Kossuth County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,442 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ 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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Kossuth County rate FAQs
- How does Kossuth County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Kossuth County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.00% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Kossuth County, Iowa?
- The median annual property tax in Kossuth County is $1,490, an effective rate of 1.00% on a $148,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Kossuth County?
- Kossuth County, Iowa scores C- (53/100) 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 A- (2.19×). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Kossuth County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Kossuth County jumped 23.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,206 to $1,490, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Kossuth County?
- Property taxes in Kossuth County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $67,697 median household income.
What to do with Kossuth County's PAR rate
Kossuth County's $1,490 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Kossuth County ranks #95 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 Kossuth 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: 1.00%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,490/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Kossuth County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Kossuth County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Clare County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,489/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.11% vs Kossuth County 1.00%.
Fillmore County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,491/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.99% vs Kossuth County 1.00%.
Haakon County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,489/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Kossuth County 1.00%.
Marion County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,489/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.95% vs Kossuth County 1.00%.
Iowa county set
State ACS overview for every published Iowa county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Kossuth County stamps PAR · LIGHT - 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 Kossuth County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.