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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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