Jefferson County property tax rates, 2026–27

Combined rates for each of 20 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
24.97066Liberty Township
Highest combined rate
39.27356Fairfield
Places
202026–27
Liberty Township 1 24.97066 24.97066
Lockridge Township 2 25.00684 25.48426
Round Prairie Township 2 25.0188 25.49622
Walnut Township 3 25.11432 28.61713
Cedar Township 1 25.3102 25.3102
Black Hawk Township 2 25.37926 25.46757
Center Township 1 25.38485 25.38485
Penn Township 2 25.41803 28.44342
Buchanan Township 1 25.44055 25.44055
Locust Grove Township 3 25.45325 29.22411
Des Moines Township 2 25.48112 29.25198
Polk Township 2 25.68886 29.37141
Maharishi Vedic City 1 26.45279 26.45279
Libertyville 1 29.18601 29.18601
Pleasant Plain 1 29.37005 29.37005
Packwood 1 29.44676 29.44676
Lockridge 1 30.50052 30.50052
Coppock 1 31.07969 31.07969
Batavia 1 37.12773 37.12773
Fairfield 1 39.27356 39.27356

Rates are per $1,000 of taxable value, 2026–27.

Source: Iowa Department of Management, Consolidated Property Tax Rates by Tax District, FY2027. Retrieved 2026-10-27.

Property tax in Jefferson County

In 2026–27, combined rates in Jefferson County run from 24.97066 in Liberty Township to 39.27356 in Fairfield, per $1,000 of taxable value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $7,491 to $11,782 a year before credits or relief.

Choose a place above to see each rate that makes up its total and estimate a bill, or read the Iowa property tax guide.