Palo Alto County Property Records (Iowa)

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Palo Alto County Property Records Offices

Get Property Records from 4 Offices in Palo Alto County, IA

Palo Alto County Assessor's Office 1010 Broadway Street Emmetsburg, IA 50536 712-852-3823 Directions

Palo Alto County Recorder of Deeds PO Box 248 Emmetsburg, IA 50536 712-852-3701 Directions

Palo Alto County Treasurer's Office 1010 Broadway Street Emmetsburg, IA 50536 712-852-2066 Directions

Palo Alto County Zoning 2103 Main Street Emmetsburg, IA 50536 712-852-3058 Directions

Palo Alto County Property Records Databases

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Palo Alto County Assessment Rolls https://paloalto.iowaassessors.com/search.php

Palo Alto County Assessor Property Records http://paloalto.iowaassessors.com/search.php

Palo Alto County Assessor Website http://paloalto.iowaassessors.com/showResSaleSearch.php

Palo Alto County Assessor Website (Iowa) http://paloalto.iowaassessors.com/showAgSaleSearch.php

Palo Alto County Assessor's Office Property Records http://paloalto.iowaassessors.com/showComSaleSearch.php

Palo Alto County Assessor's Website https://paloalto.iowaassessors.com

Palo Alto County Building Inspections https://www.paloaltocountyiowa.com/departments/environmental-health/

Palo Alto County Building Permits https://www.paloaltocountyiowa.com/county-services/

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

Palo Alto County Codes & Ordinances https://www.paloaltocountyiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Zoning-Ordinance-Original-2004-updated-2012-Current.pdf

Palo Alto County GIS Maps http://maps.camavision.com/paloaltoia

Palo Alto County Property Tax Exemptions https://tax.iowa.gov/property-tax-credits-and-exemptions

Palo Alto County Tax Records https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx

Palo Alto County Treasurer Website https://www.iowatreasurers.org/treshome.php

Palo Alto County Treasurer's Office Property Records https://www.iowatreasurers.org/parceldetail.php

Palo Alto County Home & Property Tax Statistics

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

Palo Alto County Home Values
Median Home Value$98,100
Median Rental Cost (per month)$562
Palo Alto County Property Tax Payments (Annual)
Median Property Taxes$1,231
Median Property Taxes (Mortgage)$1,227
Median Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$1,236
Palo Alto County Property Tax Collections (Total)
Property Taxes$4,320,100
Property Taxes (Mortgage)$2,154,700
Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$2,165,400
Palo Alto County Housing Characteristics
Total Housing Units4,617
Occupied Housing Units3,823 (82.8%)
Vacant Housing Units794 (17.2%)
Owner Occupied Housing Units2,869 (75.0%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units954 (25.0%)
Housing Units (Mortgage)52.8%
Housing Units (No Mortgage)47.2%
Palo Alto County Mortgage Characteristics
Mortgage, Contract to Purchase, or Similar Debt1,514
Second Mortage or HELOC79
Second Mortgage (No HELOC)23
HELOC (No Second Mortgage)56
Second Mortgage & HELOC4
No Mortgage1,355
Palo Alto County Occupied Residential Buildings
Single-Family Detached Homes3,245 (84.9%)
Single-Family Attached Homes10 (0.3%)
2 Apartments35 (0.9%)
3 or 4 Apartments147 (3.8%)
5 to 9 Apartments123 (3.2%)
10 or More Apartments207 (5.4%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing56 (1.5%)
Palo Alto County Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
2014 or Later14 (0.4%)
2010 to 201310 (0.3%)
2000 to 2009182 (4.8%)
1980 to 1999567 (14.8%)
1960 to 19791,071 (28.0%)
1940 to 1959845 (22.1%)
1939 or Earlier1,134 (29.7%)
Palo Alto County Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
1 Room24 (0.6%)
2 or 3 Rooms296 (7.7%)
4 or 5 Rooms1,112 (29.1%)
6 or 7 Rooms1,111 (29.1%)
8 or More Rooms1,280 (33.5%)
Palo Alto County Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
No Bedroom24 (0.6%)
1 Bedroom331 (8.7%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms2,332 (61.0%)
4 or More Bedrooms1,136 (29.7%)
Palo Alto County Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
With Complete Plumbing Facilities3,818 (99.9%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities3,815 (99.8%)