Iowa · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lyon County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lyon County pays $1,995 a year, an effective rate of 0.87%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,995
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.87%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +0%
- vs U.S. average
- #99 of 99
- rank in IA
The verdict
Homeowners in Lyon County pay a median $1,995 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.87%, more affordable than 45% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,995
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.87%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1728 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +0%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($230,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Iowa. Population: 12,162. Owner-occupied homes: 3,624.
The median annual property tax in Lyon County is $1,995, which is 31% lower than the Iowa state average and 0% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.87% on a median home value of $230,000. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Lyon County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lyon County's 0.87% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 45%).
Decision signal 2
High among Iowa counties by effective rate
Lyon County ranks #99 of 99 counties in Iowa by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Iowa median
Homeowners in Lyon County pay a median annual property tax of $1,995, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Iowa state median. On a $230,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.87% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Lyon County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $76,746 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lyon 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Lyon County's effective rate fell 16.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 43.1%, leaving the median bill 19.6% higher at $1,995. That rate move is larger than the one in 70% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,668 to $1,995, a gain of 20%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,029 of 3,624 owner-occupied homes (28.4%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 2.6% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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.
Lyon County is an outlier inside Iowa
Across the 99 Iowa counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.31%. Lyon County is at 0.87%, which sits 2.6 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Lyon County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lyon County homeowners, 1,029 of 3,624 owner-occupied homes (28.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.1% (401)
- $800 to $1,499 20.9% (756)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.5% (598)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.7% (715)
- $3,000 or more 28.4% (1,029)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
125 homes here (3.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Iowa handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Lyon County, mortgaged homeowners pay 12% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Lyon County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lyon County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 99 counties in Iowa - ranking #99 of 99.
Where Lyon County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.87% more affordable than 45% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Iowa on both measures
Lyon County's effective rate runs 37% under the Iowa median and its bill 31% 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 $1,995 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.
Lyon County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lyon 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 | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Lyon County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Iowa counties.
Lyon County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,995 +0.6% | 0.87% |
| 2023 | $1,983 +5.8% | 0.92% |
| 2022 | $1,875 +5.2% | 0.98% |
| 2021 | $1,782 +6.8% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | $1,668 | 1.04% |
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.
Lyon County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Lyon County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lyon County sits nearest Pike County (GA), Long County (GA), Jackson County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Kingman County (KS), Cheyenne County (KS), Richland County (WI).
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
Lyon County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 260 of 5,440 returns from Lyon County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,342 - 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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Lyon County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Lyon County, Iowa?
- The median annual property tax in Lyon County is $1,995, an effective rate of 0.87% on a $230,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Lyon County?
- Lyon County, Iowa scores D (47/100) 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 mortgage premium at C+ (+$229). 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.
- How does Lyon County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lyon County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.87% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lyon County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lyon County climbed 19.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,668 to $1,995, 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 Lyon County?
- Property taxes in Lyon County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $76,746 median household income.
What to do with Lyon County's UNDER rate
Inside Iowa, Lyon County's $1,995 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Iowa overview →
Lyon County ranks #99 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 Lyon County's UNDER 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: 0.87%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,995/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lyon County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lyon County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Morton County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lyon County at $1,995/yr; rate 2.08% vs Lyon County 0.87%.
Orange County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,997/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.55% vs Lyon County 0.87%.
Pratt County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,993/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.74% vs Lyon County 0.87%.
Upshur County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,993/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.19% vs Lyon County 0.87%.
Iowa county set
State ACS overview for every published Iowa county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lyon County stamps UNDER · 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 Lyon County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.