Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Dubuque County is $1,647.00 per year, based on a median home value of $136,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.20% of property value.

Dubuque County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the ninety-nine counties in Iowa, Dubuque County is ranked 15th by median property taxes, and 64th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Dubuque County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Dubuque County is $136,800.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $122,000.00

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15th out of 99 By median yearly property tax

64th out of 99 By percentage of median home value

7th out of 99 By percentage of median income

You can see how Dubuque County (highlighted in green) compares to the ninety-nine other counties in Iowa with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Iowa, see our Iowa county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Iowa counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Dubuque County are the responsibility of the Dubuque County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Dubuque, Iowa.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Dubuque County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Dubuque County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Dubuque County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Dubuque 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 Dubuque County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).