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Assessor

Des Moines County Assessor
Matt Warner

Address:
Des Moines County Courthouse
Fourth Floor
513 North Main Street
Burlington, Iowa 52601

Phone:
(319) 753-8224

Fax:
(319) 208-5648

E-mail:
assessor@co.des-moines.ia.us

Office Hours:
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM - Mon - Fri


Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Determine real estate values within the county, which includes any residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural classes of property.
  • Administer property tax exemptions
  • Real estate properties are revalued every two years. The effective date is the First of January for that current year. The assessor will determine a full or partial value as pertains to new construction, or improvements depending upon the state of completion as of January First.

Things to Remember:
  • Assessed value and taxable value are not synonymous terms.
  • Property is assessed as of January First.
  • Property is reassessed every two years.
  • Taxes are levied on a value determined by the auditor by applying a "roll back" percentage to the assessed value and deducting any applicable exemptions or credits. The "roll back" percentages vary each year.


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