Iowa · County property tax · ACS 2024
Osceola County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Osceola County pays $1,387 a year, an effective rate of 1.13%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,387
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.13%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -30%
- vs U.S. average
- #85 of 99
- rank in IA
The verdict
Homeowners in Osceola County pay a median $1,387 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.13%, more affordable than 27% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,387
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.13%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2296 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -30%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($122,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Iowa. Population: 6,100. Owner-occupied homes: 2,051.
The median annual property tax in Osceola County is $1,387, which is 52% lower than the Iowa state average and 30% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.13% on a median home value of $122,600. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Osceola County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Osceola County's 1.13% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 27%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Osceola County pay a median annual property tax of $1,387, well below the national median and far below the Iowa state median. On a $122,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.13% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Iowa counties by effective rate
Osceola County ranks #85 of 99 counties in Iowa by effective rate (14% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Osceola County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $69,239 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 6.5%, from $1,302 to $1,387. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Osceola 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 38% from $1,004 to $1,387. 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 701 of 2,051 owner-occupied homes (34.2%). 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 2.0% 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 Osceola County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Osceola County homeowners, 701 of 2,051 owner-occupied homes (34.2%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.0% (411)
- $800 to $1,499 34.2% (701)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.0% (267)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.1% (350)
- $3,000 or more 12.9% (264)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
58 homes here (2.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Iowa handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Osceola 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.
Osceola County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Osceola County's effective rate is higher than 14% of the 99 counties in Iowa - ranking #85 of 99.
Where Osceola County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.13% more affordable than 27% 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 Osceola County moved from $1,004 in the 2020 release to $1,387 in 2024, a change of about 38%. 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.
Osceola County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Osceola 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 | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Osceola County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Iowa counties.
Osceola County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,387 +6.5% | 1.13% |
| 2023 | $1,302 +11.3% | 1.05% |
| 2022 | $1,170 +9.2% | 1.02% |
| 2021 | $1,071 +6.7% | 1.03% |
| 2020 | $1,004 | 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.
Osceola County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Osceola County's effective rate
On effective rate, Osceola County sits nearest Worth County (GA), Bacon County (GA), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (AK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Winston County (AL), Allen County (IN), Bryan County (OK).
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
Osceola County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 2,820 returns from Osceola County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,900 - 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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Osceola County rate FAQs
- How does Osceola County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Osceola County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.13% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Osceola County, Iowa?
- The median annual property tax in Osceola County is $1,387, an effective rate of 1.13% on a $122,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Osceola County?
- Osceola County, Iowa scores C (57/100) 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+ (1.77×). 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 Osceola County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Osceola County is recorded at $1,387 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,004 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 2,051 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 Osceola County?
- Property taxes in Osceola County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $69,239 median household income.
What to do with Osceola County's PAR rate
Osceola County's $1,387 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 →
Osceola County ranks #85 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 Osceola 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: 1.13%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,387/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Osceola County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Osceola County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Bristol city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Osceola County at $1,387/yr; rate 0.75% vs Osceola County 1.13%.
Houston County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Osceola County at $1,387/yr; rate 0.84% vs Osceola County 1.13%.
Van Wert County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Osceola County at $1,387/yr; rate 0.91% vs Osceola County 1.13%.
Wilson County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Osceola County at $1,387/yr; rate 1.48% vs Osceola County 1.13%.
Iowa county set
State ACS overview for every published Iowa county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Osceola 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 Osceola County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.