Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Cerro Gordo County is $1,243.00 per year, based on a median home value of $107,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.15% of property value.

Cerro Gordo County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the ninety-nine counties in Iowa, Cerro Gordo County is ranked 43rd by median property taxes, and 76th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Cerro Gordo County has lower property taxes than many other Iowa counties. The median home value is $107,900.00, compared to the median property value in Iowa of $122,000.00

Property tax assessments in Cerro Gordo County are the responsibility of the Cerro Gordo County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Mason City, Iowa.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Cerro Gordo County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Cerro Gordo County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Cerro Gordo County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Cerro Gordo County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Cerro Gordo County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).