Howard County, Iowa: parcel data and property records
13,569 Howard County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by acreage.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Howard County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Howard County: assessed values, recorded sales, year built, property address, land or improvement value, deeded acreage, zoning, vacancy and out-of-state owners. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Cresco (2,095), Elma (446), Lime Springs (420), Riceville (260), Protivin (245).
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Agricultural 68%, Residential 27%, Commercial 5%.
Nearest counties
- Chickasaw County: about 20 mi away, 9,860 parcels
- Mitchell County: about 24 mi away, 11,655 parcels
- Winneshiek County: about 24 mi away, 21,126 parcels
- Floyd County: about 31 mi away, 11,638 parcels
- Bremer County: about 40 mi away, 19,610 parcels
Search Howard County parcels
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Howard County, Iowa?
Parcelio carries 13,569 parcel records for Howard County, Iowa, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Howard County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address and lot lines on the map.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Howard County?
We do not hold vacancy data for Howard County yet, so this filter has nothing to match there. Vacancy filters work in the counties where we hold the field.
Can I search Howard County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 99 percent of Howard County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.