How are property tax rates determined in Iowa?

Property tax rates in Iowa are set by each taxing district (municipality, school district, park district, library, etc.) based on their annual levy (the amount of tax revenue they need). The rate is calculated by dividing the levy by the total assessed value of all property in the district.

What is the composite tax rate?

The composite tax rate is the sum of all overlapping taxing district rates that apply to a specific property. A typical property may be taxed by several overlapping districts. The composite rate determines your total tax bill when multiplied by your property's assessed value.

Why do tax rates vary within the same town?

Properties within the same municipality can have different composite rates because overlapping districts (school, park, fire, library) have different boundaries. A home in one school district may have a different rate than a home two blocks away in a different school district.

Urbandale, IA Property Tax Rate 2026 — Full Breakdown by District

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026)i

IA Dept of Management Property Tax

Composite Ratei

2.61%–3.98%+54.6%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.0000%0% of total

Effective Ratei

1.21%–1.85%

Est. Annual Taxi

$4K–$6K

Median Home Valuei

$335,500

Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.

Rate Trend — click a year to explorei

20242025

Municipal

Other Districts

Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi

$1.21 URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT

$1.21 URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS

$1.20 URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH

$1.20 URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH/00 NW MKT CTR TI

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB WIND-HTS SS/95 DWT

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB WIND HTS SS/16 DWT

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD AM

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT CTR T

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G SCH DBT/96

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/22 MERLE HAY TIF INCR

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/22 MERLE HAY TIF BASE

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/95 DWT NBRHD TI

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/09 DWT NBRHD AM

$1.19 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G DBT/01 FAW

$1.18 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/DC-G SCH DBT/10 NW MKT

$1.18 URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/DC-GRIMES SCH DEBT

$1.15 URBANDALE (URB) URB SS KIMBRLY BASE

$1.14 URBANDALE (URB) URB SS COLORII BASE

$1.09 URBANDALE CITY/DM SCH/URB WIND-HTS SS/04 WEST

$1.09 URBANDALE CITY/DM SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

$1.07 URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/ URB-WIND SEWER

$1.06 URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS/09 DWT NBR

$1.06 URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS

$1.06 URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT

$1.06 URBANDALE CITY/DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES SCH

$1.06 URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH

$1.03 URBANDALE CITY/WAUKEE SCH

$1.02 URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

$1.02 URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB WIND-HTS SS/04 WES

$1.01 URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS

$1.01 URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS/04 WESTOVER TIF

$1.01 URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT CTR T

$1.01 URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD AM

$1.01 URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH

$0.99 URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS/00 NW

$0.99 URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS

$0.99 URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH

$0.99 URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH/00 NW MKT CTR

$0.98 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

$0.98 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB W HTS SS/16 DWT

$0.97 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS

$0.97 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G D/01 FA

$0.97 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT CT

$0.97 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD

$0.97 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G SCH D/9

$0.96 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/DC-G SCH DBT/10 NW

$0.96 URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/DC-GRIMES SCH DEBT

$0.85 URBANDALE CITY AG/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS/00 NW M

$0.85 URBANDALE CITY AG/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS

$0.85 URBANDALE CITY/URBANDALE SCH/ URBANDALE SEWER

$0.85 URBANDALE CITY AG/DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES SCH

$0.84 URBANDALE CITY AG/JOHNSTON SCH

$0.82 URBANDALE CITY AG/WAUKEE SCH

$0.80 URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH/URB-WIND HTS SS

$0.80 URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH/URB SS

$0.80 URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD

$0.79 URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$200K

$1,738–$2,656

$250K

$2,172–$3,320

$300K

$2,607–$3,984

$350K

$3,041–$4,648

$400K

$3,476–$5,312

$450K

$3,910–$5,976

$500K

$4,345–$6,641

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($336K)

59 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT

120.9%3.9847%

URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS

120.9%3.9847%

URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH

120.2%3.9634%

URBANDALE CITY/DC-GRIMES SCH/00 NW MKT CTR TI

120.2%3.9634%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB WIND-HTS SS/95 DWT

119.1%3.9271%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB WIND HTS SS/16 DWT

119.1%3.9271%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

119.1%3.9271%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD AM

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT CTR T

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G SCH DBT/96

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/22 MERLE HAY TIF INCR

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/22 MERLE HAY TIF BASE

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/95 DWT NBRHD TI

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/09 DWT NBRHD AM

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G DBT/01 FAW

118.6%3.9084%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/DC-G SCH DBT/10 NW MKT

117.9%3.8870%

URBANDALE CITY/URB SCH/DC-GRIMES SCH DEBT

117.9%3.8870%

URBANDALE (URB) URB SS KIMBRLY BASE

115.4%3.8022%

URBANDALE (URB) URB SS COLORII BASE

114.1%3.7622%

URBANDALE CITY/DM SCH/URB WIND-HTS SS/04 WEST

109.2%3.6005%

URBANDALE CITY/DM SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

109.2%3.6005%

URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/ URB-WIND SEWER

106.9%3.5219%

URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS/09 DWT NBR

106.3%3.5032%

URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS

106.3%3.5032%

URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT

106.3%3.5032%

URBANDALE CITY/DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES SCH

106.1%3.4968%

URBANDALE CITY/JOHNSTON SCH

105.6%3.4819%

URBANDALE CITY/WAUKEE SCH

103.4%3.4069%

URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

101.8%3.3549%

URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB WIND-HTS SS/04 WES

101.8%3.3549%

URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS

101.2%3.3362%

URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS/04 WESTOVER TIF

101.2%3.3362%

URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT CTR T

101.2%3.3362%

URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD AM

101.2%3.3362%

URBANDALE CITY/WDM SCH

100.6%3.3148%

URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS/00 NW

99.4%3.2771%

URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH/URB SS

99.4%3.2771%

URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH

98.8%3.2557%

URBANDALE CITY AG/DC-GRIMES SCH/00 NW MKT CTR

98.8%3.2557%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB WIND HTS SS

97.7%3.2195%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB W HTS SS/16 DWT

97.7%3.2195%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS

97.1%3.2007%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G D/01 FA

97.1%3.2007%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/00 NW MKT CT

97.1%3.2007%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD

97.1%3.2007%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/URB SS/DC-G SCH D/9

97.1%3.2007%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/DC-G SCH DBT/10 NW

96.5%3.1794%

URBANDALE CITY AG/URB SCH/DC-GRIMES SCH DEBT

96.5%3.1794%

URBANDALE CITY AG/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS/00 NW M

84.8%2.7956%

URBANDALE CITY AG/JOHNSTON SCH/URB SS

84.8%2.7956%

URBANDALE CITY/URBANDALE SCH/ URBANDALE SEWER

84.6%2.7893%

URBANDALE CITY AG/DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES SCH

84.6%2.7892%

URBANDALE CITY AG/JOHNSTON SCH

84.2%2.7742%

URBANDALE CITY AG/WAUKEE SCH

81.9%2.6993%

URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH/URB-WIND HTS SS

80.3%2.6472%

URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH/URB SS

79.7%2.6285%

URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH/URB SS/16 DWT NBRHD

79.7%2.6285%

URBANDALE CITY AG/WDM SCH

79.1%2.6072%