The median owner-occupied home in Buchanan County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,286 (± $113) a year, compared with $2,795 in Iowa and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $171,400 (± $5,180), compared with $195,900 in Iowa and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Buchanan County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,645 | 3,195,937 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,286 ± $113 | $2,795 ± $14 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $171,400 ± $5,180 | $195,900 ± $929 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $78,430 ± $4,902 | $73,147 ± $438 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.33% ± 0.08 points | 1.43% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 81.1% ± 2.1 points | 71.5% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 31.4% ± 1.8 points | 31.1% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 14.9% ± 2.4 points | 16.8% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Buchanan County (11)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Aurora
- Brandon
- Fairbank (partly in this county)
- Hazleton
- Independence
- Jesup (partly in this county)
- Lamont
- Quasqueton
- Rowley
- Stanley (partly in this county)
- Winthrop
Other named communities in Buchanan County (10)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Bryantsburg
- Doris
- Gatesville
- Hamerville
- Littleton
- Monti
- Otterville
- Shady Grove
- Vista
- Wise