Madison Township property tax rate
Hancock County, Iowa · 2026–27 rates
Combined rate, 2026–27
20.84156to21.15188per $1,000 of taxable value, depending on where in Madison Township the property is
5 tax areas
Why the rate depends on the address
An Iowa property is taxed by every levy authority in its tax district: the county, the city or township, the school district, and others such as community colleges, hospitals, and fire or ambulance districts. Madison Township spans more than one combination of these, so this page shows each one.
Your tax bill, or your county's appraisal or assessment office, lists the units for your property.
How Madison Township compares
- Madison Township's lowest combined rate, 20.84156 per $1,000, is below the Hancock County median of 20.97856 and below the Iowa median of 26.34594.
- In its Garner-Hayfield schools · Forest City Fire area, the combined rate fell 7.6% from 2021–22 (22.54967) to 2026–27 (20.84156).
- Rates across Madison Township's 5 areas differ by 0.31032 per $1,000, so the address matters.
Medians are of the lowest combined rate in each place, across 25 places in Hancock County. Percent changes compare two published rates; a rate change isn't the same as a bill change, because values change too.
Estimate your 2026–27 bill
Use taxable value: assessed value × the residential rollback (44.5345% for 2026–27 bills), less any exemptions. $150,000 is about a $337,000 home.
Estimated annual tax before unit-specific exemptions
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Credits, such as the homestead credit, reduce the bill further. Rates shown are for standard districts; TIF and urban renewal areas can differ.
Combined rate by year
| Area | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City schools | 21.47034 | 21.65559 | 21.28143 | 21.5098 | 21.77042 | 21.01577 |
| Garner-Hayfield schools · Forest City Fire | 22.54967 | 21.62408 | 21.28675 | 20.55096 | 21.38899 | 20.84156 |
| Garner-Hayfield schools · Crystal Lake Fire | 22.60318 | 21.63467 | 21.3031 | 20.57186 | 21.422 | 20.86794 |
| Garner-Hayfield schools · Garner Fire | 22.85022 | 21.89617 | 21.61147 | 20.87337 | 21.73012 | 21.15188 |
| Woden-Crystal Lake schools | 21.52385 | 21.66618 | 21.29778 | 21.5307 | 21.80343 | 21.04215 |
Combined rate per $1,000 of taxable value, as published for each year. A dash means no rate is on file for that year.
Places in Hancock County with similar rates
How property tax works in Iowa
Our Iowa property tax guide covers how assessments and rates work, when bills are due, relief programs and how to appeal.
Where these rates come from
Source: Iowa Department of Management, Consolidated Property Tax Rates by Tax District, FY2027. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
Rates are shown exactly as published. Where the state doesn't publish a combined total, the combined figure is the sum of the published unit rates and is labelled that way. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].
Get the Madison Township rates when they're published
One email when new rates are out, and one before the appeal deadline. Nothing else.