What is an “ag dwelling”, and why do I get a separate tax bill for it?
An ag dwelling is a residence that sits on land classified as agricultural, such as a house on a 40-acre tract of farmland. Iowa law requires the value of the house to be taxed as residential property, while the value of the farmland is taxed as agricultural property. For certain tax administrative purposes, many counties create a separate tax parcel for an ag dwelling. In the case of an ag dwelling within city limits, this allows the county to apply the regular (full) city tax rate to the ag dwelling and the city ag (lower) tax rate to the land. For more information, please call the Auditor's Office at 563-245-1106.

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1. Do railroads and utility companies pay real estate taxes?
2. Where do my taxes go?
3. What is Taxable Value?
4. What is an “ag dwelling”, and why do I get a separate tax bill for it?
5. What offices at the county are involved in the assessment and taxation of real estate?
6. How can I change the address where my tax bill is mailed?
7. How is Taxable Value calculated?
8. What is a Tax District?