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Butler County, Iowa Property Records

Butler County, Iowa, comprises ten cities, with Allison as the county seat. Property records in Butler County, IA, catalog attributes of each property like location, improvements, and assessed value, key for taxation and public planning.

Butler County property records offer significant details regarding the housing market, which indicate a median home value of $127,620. Additionally, the data reveals a median rent of $690, with county households earning a median income of $65,304. Property owners in Butler County have a median tax rate of 1.43% relative to their assessed property value.

In Butler County, IA, property records are managed by the County Recorder. The documents compiled at this office include deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, surveys, easements, condemnations, and other property-related instruments.

These records can be accessed online using the Iowa Land Records system. Typically, online records can be searched by party names, document types, recording dates, and property legal descriptions. For further details or assistance using this platform, contact the County Recorder at (319) 346-6612.

If the records are unavailable online, one may visit the office in Butler County Courthouse situated at 428 Sixth Street in Allison, IA 50602. In cases where an in-person visit is not viable, individuals can acquire record copies by submitting a written request with the requirements and payments via mail to P.O. Box 346, Allison, IA 50602, or by emailing the request letter to recorder@butlercounty.iowa.gov.

For detailed information on the specific requirements and complete fee structure, interested parties are advised to contact the office at the phone number above.

For current zoning information, consult the Butler County Planning and Zoning Commission. The commission is responsible for assessing, approving, or disapproving land subdivision plans in the county. It also has the authority to furnish updated and verified zoning information for properties under its jurisdiction.

Butler County Property Records Search

Butler County Registrar of Deeds

Butler County Recorder’s Office

Address: 428 Sixth Street
Phone: 319-346-6612
Fax: 877-302-8864
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Email: recorder@butlercounty.iowa.gov
Website: https://butlercounty.iowa.gov/departments/recorder
Official Records Search: https://iowalandrecords.org/portal/

Butler County Property Statistics

Butler

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 13,890
  • Commercial Parcels: 981
  • Residential Parcels: 7,297
  • Other Parcels: 5,612
  • Tax Amount Population: 92.93%
  • Tax Year: 2021
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-12-19
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-05-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 19023

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-03
  • Deed Max: 2023-02-28
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 9,823
  • Residential Deed Docs: 5,396
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-01-03
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-02-28
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 3,142
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 9,902
  • FIPS Code: 19023
  • Deed Docs: 15,219
  • Mortgage Docs: 13,044

AVM

  • County Population: 13890
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 4,831
  • Residential Parcels: 4,831
  • FIPS Code: 19023

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 13,881
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 13,752
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 39
  • Other Geocodes: 90
  • FIPS Code: 19023

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 19
  • County FIPs: 023
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Non-Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2006-08-18
  • NOD Document Count: 3
  • NOD Max Recording Date: 2007-01-15
  • NTS Document Count: 1
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2007-04-24
  • LP Document Count: 515
  • LP MaxRecording Date: 2023-03-30
  • NOS Document Count: 438
  • NOS Max Recording Date: 2021-09-30

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 19023
  • Total Records: 16148
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2005-01-03
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-02-14
  • Assignment Doc Count: 1741
  • Release Min Recording Date: 2005-01-03
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-02-24
  • Release Doc Count: 14367
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2005-05-13
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2019-09-24
  • Other Doc Count: 40

Butler County Property Records Search