What Did Cities Do? 

Iowa is home to 940 incorporated cities, and their property taxes increased approximately 7% in total over last year’s collections. That percentage represents almost $115 million more taken from residents in just one year, even with restrictions set forth in 2023’s property tax reform law (HF718).

Out of the 934 cities evaluated from fiscal year 2024 (FY24) to FY25, 320 were not impacted by statutory restrictions at all, including 206 cities that experienced negative valuation growth.  147 cities faced the 2% limitation, and 467 faced the 3% limitation, including more than 300 cities with valuations that grew by more than 10%.

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