Palo Alto County property tax rates, 2026–27

Combined rates for each of 30 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
21.85875West Bend Township
Highest combined rate
35.37034Ruthven
Places
302026–27
West Bend Township 2 21.85875 22.76875
Ellington Township 2 21.91235 22.82235
Independence Township 3 22.07167 22.73125
Fairfield Township 2 22.39517 23.05475
Vernon Township 3 22.39517 26.51757
Jack Creek Township 3 22.4203 27.91825
Booth Township 4 22.44075 23.31454
Fern Valley Township 2 22.49375 22.74025
Walnut Township 3 22.60715 26.51757
Great Oak Township 2 22.80825 23.05475
Nevada Township 2 22.80825 23.05475
Rush Lake Township 3 22.87175 23.74554
Freedom Township 1 22.89625 22.89625
Emmetsburg Township 3 23.05475 26.51757
Highland Township 3 23.10875 24.24583
Silver Lake Township 2 23.35517 23.95225
Lost Island Township 5 23.47833 26.51757
Freeman Township 1 24.16481 24.16481
Twelve Mile Lake Township 1 26.49441 26.49441
High Lake Township 2 26.53489 27.91044
Lake Township 1 26.54599 26.54599
Curlew 2 29.68084 29.92734
Mallard 2 29.97216 30.11016
West Bend 1 30.40341 30.40341
Cylinder 1 31.45688 31.45688
Rodman 1 32.05811 32.05811
Emmetsburg 1 32.63219 32.63219
Graettinger 1 32.8186 32.8186
Ayrshire 1 33.2475 33.2475
Ruthven 1 35.37034 35.37034

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

Source: Iowa Department of Management, Consolidated Property Tax Rates by Tax District, FY2027. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Property tax in Palo Alto County

In 2026–27, combined rates in Palo Alto County run from 21.85875 in West Bend Township to 35.37034 in Ruthven, per $1,000 of taxable value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $6,558 to $10,611 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.