Coverage/Iowa
Free Iowa property owner data,
8 counties covered
Eight Iowa counties are covered — Des Moines (Polk), Cedar Rapids (Linn), Davenport (Scott), Iowa City (Johnson), Waterloo (Black Hawk), Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie), Ames (Story), and Dubuque — with owner names, property addresses, and assessed values (Iowa assesses at full market value) straight from each county assessor's records. Most also carry the last deed date. Pick a county below, draw an area on the map, and see every property owner inside it — free.
What Iowa property records include
8 / 8
counties publish owner names
3 / 8
counties publish mailing addresses (absentee flags)
7 / 8
counties publish sale history
8 / 8
counties publish assessed / market values
Counted from the 8 Iowa records systems we've verified. Each county page lists exactly what that county publishes and names its official source.
Iowa owner lookup, land records & title search
Property owner lookup
Who owns a parcel right now. Free in every covered county below — or start from the national owner lookup.
Deeds & land records
Recorded documents live with each Iowa county's recorder, clerk, or registry of deeds. Identify the parcel and owner here first, then pull documents from the county.
Title search
The full chain-of-title review a title company runs before closing. It starts with the fact a free title search shows: who holds title today.
Iowa property records — FAQ
How do I find out who owns a property in Iowa?
Property ownership is public record in Iowa. Open any covered county below, draw an area on the map, and see the owner of every parcel inside it — free, straight from county records. For a single property, search its address on the county page's map.
Can I do a property title search in Iowa for free?
The first layer, yes: who holds title now, when they took it, and what they paid comes from county records WhoseTitle serves free. The full document chain — every recorded deed, mortgage, and lien — lives with each Iowa county's recorder or clerk, and a title company examines it when a deal needs certainty. Start with a free title search here, then go deeper only when it matters.
Is property ownership public record in Iowa?
Yes — like every U.S. state, Iowa treats property ownership, assessments, and recorded deeds as public records. How much each county publishes online varies, which is exactly what the county pages below document, county by county.