- Effective property tax rate
- 1.76%
- Median annual property tax bill
- $4,364
- Median home value
- $248,400
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.
Cities in Polk County (18)
- Alleman
- Altoona
- Ankeny
- Bondurant
- Carlisle
- Clive
- Des Moines
- Elkhart
- Grimes
- Johnston
- Mitchellville
- Pleasant Hill
- Polk City
- Runnells
- Saylorville
- Urbandale
- West Des Moines
- Windsor Heights
Other communities in Polk County (47)
These are named communities within Polk 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.
- Adelphi
- Andrews
- Ashawa
- Avon
- Avon Lake
- Berwick
- Bowsher
- Camp Dodge
- Campbell
- Capitol Heights
- Carbondale
- Carney
- Commerce
- Corydon (historical)
- Country Estate Village
- Crestwood
- Crocker
- East Des Moines
- Easton Place
- Enterprise
- Farrar
- Fort Des Moines
- Hastie
- Herrold
- Ivy
- Levey
- Loring
- Lovington
- Marquisville
- Millman
- Norwoodville
- Oakwood Station (historical)
- Oralabor
- Ottawa
- Polk City Junction
- Quilhart (historical)
- Rider (historical)
- Rising Sun
- Santiago
- Saylor
- Saylor Station
- South Ridge Estates
- Swanwood
- The Meadows
- Valley Junction
- White Oak
- Woodland Hills