Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Emmet County is $943.00 per year, based on a median home value of $78,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.20% of property value.

Emmet 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, Emmet County is ranked 81st by median property taxes, and 64th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Emmet County collects a median of 1.20% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Iowa. This is partially because the median property value in Emmet County is $43,400.00 lower than the Iowa median property value of $122,000.00.

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81st out of 99 By median yearly property tax

64th out of 99 By percentage of median home value

85th out of 99 By percentage of median income

You can see how Emmet 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 Emmet County are the responsibility of the Emmet County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Estherville, Iowa.

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