Howard County Property Records (Iowa)

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Howard County Property Records Offices

Get Property Records from 3 Offices in Howard County, IA

Howard County Assessor's Office 137 North Elm Street Cresco, IA 52136 563-547-9201 Directions

Howard County Recorder of Deeds 137 North Elm Street Cresco, IA 52136 563-547-9210 Directions

Howard County Treasurer's Office 137 North Elm Street Cresco, IA 52136 563-547-3860 Directions

Howard County Property Records Databases

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Howard County Assessment Rolls https://howard.iowaassessors.com/search.php

Howard County Assessor Property Records http://howard.iowaassessors.com/showResSaleSearch.php

Howard County Assessor Property Records (Iowa) http://howard.iowaassessors.com/showComSaleSearch.php

Howard County Assessor Website http://co.howard.ia.us/offices/assessor/index.htm

Howard County Assessor's Office Property Records http://howard.iowaassessors.com/search.php

Howard County Assessor's Website https://howard.iowaassessors.com/

Howard County Building Permits http://www.dps.state.ia.us/fm/building/provisions/index.shtml

Howard County Campaign Reports https://webapp.iecdb.iowa.gov/PublicView/

Howard County Codes & Ordinances http://www.co.howard.ia.us/bosinfo/ordinances/Ordinances.pdf

Howard County Conservation Board County Maps http://co.howard.ia.us/offices/conservation/maps.htm

Howard County District List http://co.howard.ia.us/offices/bos/forms/supervisor_district.pdf

Howard County GIS Maps http://maps.camavision.com/howardia

Howard County Property Tax Exemptions http://www.co.howard.ia.us/offices/assessor/assessorforms.htm

Howard County Tax Payments https://www.iowatreasurers.org/parceldetail.php

Howard County Treasurer Website http://co.howard.ia.us/offices/treasurer/index.htm

Iowa State Howard County Treasurer's Association Website https://www.iowatreasurers.org/iscta/secure/searchPropertyTaxes.do

Howard County Home & Property Tax Statistics

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Howard County Home Values
Median Home Value$107,700
Median Rental Cost (per month)$580
Howard County Property Tax Payments (Annual)
Median Property Taxes$1,348
Median Property Taxes (Mortgage)$1,425
Median Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$1,247
Howard County Property Tax Collections (Total)
Property Taxes$5,415,700
Property Taxes (Mortgage)$3,231,400
Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$2,184,300
Howard County Housing Characteristics
Total Housing Units4,366
Occupied Housing Units3,883 (88.9%)
Vacant Housing Units483 (11.1%)
Owner Occupied Housing Units3,105 (80.0%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units778 (20.0%)
Housing Units (Mortgage)57.1%
Housing Units (No Mortgage)42.9%
Howard County Mortgage Characteristics
Mortgage, Contract to Purchase, or Similar Debt1,772
Second Mortage or HELOC275
Second Mortgage (No HELOC)44
HELOC (No Second Mortgage)231
Second Mortgage & HELOC9
No Mortgage1,333
Howard County Occupied Residential Buildings
Single-Family Detached Homes3,396 (87.5%)
Single-Family Attached Homes55 (1.4%)
2 Apartments73 (1.9%)
3 or 4 Apartments119 (3.1%)
5 to 9 Apartments52 (1.3%)
10 or More Apartments76 (2.0%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing112 (2.9%)
Howard County Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
2014 or Later53 (1.4%)
2010 to 201353 (1.4%)
2000 to 2009239 (6.2%)
1980 to 1999607 (15.6%)
1960 to 1979937 (24.1%)
1940 to 1959428 (11.0%)
1939 or Earlier1,566 (40.3%)
Howard County Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
1 Room22 (0.6%)
2 or 3 Rooms204 (5.3%)
4 or 5 Rooms964 (24.8%)
6 or 7 Rooms1,488 (38.3%)
8 or More Rooms1,205 (31.0%)
Howard County Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
No Bedroom29 (0.7%)
1 Bedroom206 (5.3%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms2,442 (62.9%)
4 or More Bedrooms1,206 (31.1%)
Howard County Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
With Complete Plumbing Facilities3,860 (99.4%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities3,844 (99.0%)