Iowa · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ringgold County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ringgold County pays $2,098 a year, an effective rate of 1.34%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,098
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.34%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +5%
- vs U.S. average
- #47 of 99
- rank in IA
The verdict
Homeowners in Ringgold County pay a median $2,098 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.34%, more affordable than 17% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,098
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.34%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2601 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($156,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Iowa. Population: 4,645. Owner-occupied homes: 1,490.
The median annual property tax in Ringgold County is $2,098, which is 28% lower than the Iowa state average and 5% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.34% on a median home value of $156,200. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Ringgold County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ringgold County's 1.34% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 17%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Iowa median
Homeowners in Ringgold County pay a median annual property tax of $2,098, modestly above the national median and well below the Iowa state median. On a $156,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.34% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 9.9%, from $1,909 to $2,098. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Iowa counties by effective rate
Ringgold County ranks #47 of 99 counties in Iowa by effective rate (53% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Ringgold County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $73,346 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ringgold 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 34% from $1,570 to $2,098. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 503 of 1,490 owner-occupied homes (33.8%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.9% 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 Ringgold County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ringgold County homeowners, 503 of 1,490 owner-occupied homes (33.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.1% (181)
- $800 to $1,499 23.8% (354)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.1% (166)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.5% (246)
- $3,000 or more 33.8% (503)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
40 homes here (2.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Iowa handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Ringgold County pay a substantially higher bill, 45% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Ringgold County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ringgold County's effective rate is higher than 53% of the 99 counties in Iowa - ranking #47 of 99.
Where Ringgold County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.34% more affordable than 17% 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 Ringgold County moved from $1,570 in the 2020 release to $2,098 in 2024, a change of about 34%. 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.
Ringgold County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ringgold County | Iowa Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Ringgold County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Ringgold County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $156,200 median home carries a $2,098 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $210 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Iowa.
Ringgold County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,098 +9.9% | 1.34% |
| 2023 | $1,909 +6.6% | 1.27% |
| 2022 | $1,790 +14.5% | 1.25% |
| 2021 | $1,563 -0.4% | 1.40% |
| 2020 | $1,570 | 1.39% |
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.
Ringgold County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Ringgold County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ringgold County sits nearest White County (IL), Wallace County (KS), Iron County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Simpson County (MS), Cowley County (KS), Washington County (NC).
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
Ringgold County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 2,110 returns from Ringgold County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,583 - 67% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
Other Counties in Iowa
Ringgold County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Ringgold County?
- Ringgold County, Iowa scores F (33/100) 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- (2.13×). 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 Ringgold County, Iowa?
- The median annual property tax in Ringgold County is $2,098, an effective rate of 1.34% on a $156,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Ringgold County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ringgold County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.34% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Ringgold County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ringgold County is recorded at $2,098 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,570 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 1,490 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 Ringgold County?
- Property taxes in Ringgold County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $73,346 median household income.
What to do with Ringgold County's STEEP rate
Inside Iowa, Ringgold County's $2,098 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Iowa overview →
Ringgold County ranks #47 of 99 Iowa counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Iowa overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Ringgold County's STEEP 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: 1.34%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,098/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ringgold County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ringgold County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Del Norte County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,099/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Ringgold County 1.34%.
Comanche County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,096/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.35% vs Ringgold County 1.34%.
Florence County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,096/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.21% vs Ringgold County 1.34%.
Titus County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,096/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.20% vs Ringgold County 1.34%.
Iowa county set
State ACS overview for every published Iowa county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Ringgold County stamps STEEP · MID - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
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 Ringgold County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.