Taxes in Ottumwa
Iowa's real, flat 3.8% state income tax applies to Ottumwa residents, alongside the city's own above-both-medians 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).
Ottumwa's own effective property tax rate
Ottumwa's own median effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.85% -- above both the national median (~1.02%) and Iowa's own elevated statewide median (~1.55%), and even above Wapello County's own broader median (1.66%) (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 Ottumwa residents.
- Ottumwa's effective property tax rate (~1.85%) runs above both national and Iowa statewide medians.
- Iowa's real rollback mechanism means assessed and taxable property values can diverge -- confirm directly.
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