Polk County assessors recently mailed each resident updated property assessments. Polk County assessments increased an average of 10% to reflect real estate market values. Polk County assessors are independent of Cities and the Iowa Department of Revenue. Read on...

City Council approved the next year's budget, including the largest property tax rate decrease in 21 years. The passage of the Local Option Sales tax has diversified the City’s revenue sources and allowed for the decrease to $11.50 per $1,000 valuation. Read on...