Property tax statements have been mailed to property owners in Linn County. The deadline to pay the first half of property and mobile home taxes without penalty this year is Sept. 30. Payments must be made or postmarked on or before September 30 to avoid penalty.
“This is the busiest time of year for the Treasurer’s Office, so we encourage residents to pay their property taxes online, by mail, or use our drop box so they can avoid waiting in line,” Linn County treasurer Brent Oleson said.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
• Pay Online
Pay property taxes online at www.iowataxandtags.org. If paying by eCheck, the online fee is only 30 cents. Other payment options include VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit cards. Credit card payments have a non-refundable service delivery fee added to the tax amount by the credit card companies. Property owners have the opportunity to exit the payment process without completing the transaction if they choose to do so and pay by an alternate method. The Linn County Treasurer’s Office does not receive any portion of the credit card transaction fee charged by the card companies.
• Pay by Mail
Mail property tax payments to the Linn County Treasurer, 935 2nd St. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Payments postmarked by September 30, 2025, will be considered paid on time and no interest will be charged. The U.S. Postal Service postmark is the only date recognized for date of mailing. The date written on a check or a business metered date cannot be accepted as proof of the mailing date. To ensure proper credit, the stub portion of the tax statement must be submitted with the payment. Residents who would like a receipt must include a self-addressed stamped envelope with their payment.
• Drop Box Payment
Property tax payments can be dropped off in the white drop box located outside the entrance to the Jean Oxley Linn County Public Service Center, 935 2nd St. SW in Cedar Rapids. Please do not place cash payments in the drop box outside. Cash payments may be deposited in the drop box inside the Public Service Center lobby during normal business hours. To ensure proper credit, the stub portion of the tax statement must be submitted with payment. Residents who would like a receipt must include a self-addressed stamped envelope with their payment.
• Pay in Person
Property taxes can be paid in person at the Linn County Treasurer’s Office at the Jean Oxley Linn County Public Service Center, 935 2nd St. SW in Cedar Rapids, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (Due to staff development training, hours are 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.)
Check the current average wait time in the Treasurer’s Office by visiting Linn County’s website at LinnCountyIowa.gov/Treasurer.
• Pay Over the Phone
Property taxes can be paid over the phone by calling the Linn County Treasurer’s Office at 319-892-5500 Monday through Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Phone hours are 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month. Phone payments can be made with eCheck or credit cards. Due to the high volume of calls, phone hold times could be lengthy.
Distribution of Property Taxes
County Treasurers collect property taxes on behalf of all jurisdictions in the county and then distribute the taxes collected. Approximately 16% of property taxes paid by Linn County property owners in incorporated areas are used to fund Linn County government operations and services. The remaining 84% of property taxes goes to the property taxpayer’s city of residence, school district, and other taxing bodies in the county. Linn County taxes represent slightly more than one-third of property taxes for rural residents.
View Property Taxes Online
Linn County reminds residents that an interactive online tool is available to help taxpayers understand how their property taxes are collected and distributed. The website provides transparency in the property tax process with interactive maps, a dashboard, and charts showing countywide tax statistics, the tax bill cycle, property tax levy rates for all taxing jurisdictions, and a breakdown of where property tax dollars go.
Property owners can look up their property and compare their current tax bill to the last three years. The tool also allows users to see how their property taxes are distributed among different taxing jurisdictions, such as their city of residence, school district, and the County. By entering an address in the mapping tool, taxpayers can see the exact dollar amount and percentage of their property taxes allocated to each jurisdiction.
The property tax statements mailed in August also included this detailed breakdown, displaying both the percentage and actual dollar amount of how individual property taxes are distributed.
To explore the interactive property tax lookup tool, visit https://treasurer-linncounty-gis.hub.arcgis.com/.