Palo Alto County

Effective property tax rate

1.23%

Median annual property tax bill

$1,471

Median home value

$119,300

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.

Cities in Palo Alto County (8)

• Ayrshire
• Curlew
• Cylinder
• Emmetsburg
• Graettinger
• Mallard
• Ruthven
• West Bend

Other communities in Palo Alto County (5)

These are named communities within Palo Alto County recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names database - unincorporated places, small settlements, and localities without their own city government. The Census Bureau doesn't publish separate property tax figures for places this small, so they're not forgotten, there's just no dedicated data source yet. The county-wide figures above are the closest available estimate for these communities.

• Depew
• Fairville
• Fallow (historical)
• Osgood
• Rodman

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