Taxes in Burlington
Iowa's real, flat 3.8% state income tax applies to Burlington residents, alongside the city's own county-high effective property tax rate.
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Learn moreIowa's flat state income tax
Iowa levies a real, current flat 3.8% individual income tax rate for tax year 2026, among the lower top rates of any state that levies one (base record).
Burlington's county-high effective property tax rate
Burlington carries the highest effective property tax rate within Des Moines County, at approximately 1.52% -- above the county's own 1.45% median and the national median (~1.02%) (base record).
Iowa's real property-tax rollback mechanism
Iowa's statewide rollback mechanism caps year-over-year growth in aggregate taxable value, so a property's assessed and taxable values can diverge -- confirm the current figure directly with the county assessor (base record).
Key takeaways
- Iowa's flat 3.8% state income tax applies statewide to Burlington residents.
- Burlington's effective property tax rate (~1.52%) is the highest within Des Moines County.
- Iowa's real rollback mechanism means assessed and taxable property values can diverge -- confirm directly.
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