Shelby County property tax rates, 2026–27

Combined rates for each of 27 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
24.21868Clay Township
Highest combined rate
43.23957Earling
Places
272026–27
Clay Township 2 24.21868 24.8359
Monroe Township 4 24.37639 26.67267
Jackson Township 3 24.56013 26.85641
Fairview Township 2 25.15038 26.82944
Cass Township 3 25.1566 26.83566
Lincoln Township 2 25.18116 26.86022
Shelby Township 2 25.23543 26.91449
Grove Township 3 25.24193 26.99301
Washington Township 3 25.57121 26.93585
Jefferson Township 3 25.95127 26.61604
Union Township 3 25.98111 26.86672
Greeley Township 2 26.00052 26.4497
Westphalia Township 2 26.36336 26.79979
Douglas Township 2 26.36988 26.80631
Polk Township 1 26.45456 26.45456
Center Township 1 26.99719 26.99719
Tennant 2 27.3799 29.05896
Kirkman 1 31.77685 31.77685
Westphalia 1 31.94904 31.94904
Shelby 1 32.26402 32.26402
Panama 1 32.61959 32.61959
Defiance 1 32.8196 32.8196
Portsmouth 1 35.82389 35.82389
Irwin 1 36.59574 36.59574
Elk Horn 1 37.25354 37.25354
Harlan 1 37.84525 37.84525
Earling 1 43.23957 43.23957

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 Shelby County

In 2026–27, combined rates in Shelby County run from 24.21868 in Clay Township to 43.23957 in Earling, per $1,000 of taxable value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $7,266 to $12,972 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.