Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Harrison County is $1,499.00 per year, based on a median home value of $111,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.35% of property value.

Harrison 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, Harrison County is ranked 20th by median property taxes, and 25th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Harrison County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Harrison County is $111,400.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $122,000.00

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20th out of 99 By median yearly property tax

25th out of 99 By percentage of median home value

25th out of 99 By percentage of median income

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

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