ParcelioPolk County, Iowa: parcel data and property records
191,309 Polk County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Polk 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 Polk County: zoning and vacancy. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-07-28.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Des Moines (82,108), Ankeny (23,395), West Des Moines (15,340), Urbandale (12,712), Johnston (8,150).
Recent sales
4,887 Polk County parcels have a recorded sale dated since November 2025. Across 4,679 priced sales, with a deed recorded on several parcels counted once, the median price was $264,000 and the middle half sold between $192,000 and $353,000.
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Residential 77%, Exempt 14%, Commercial 4%, Agricultural 3%, Multiresidential 1%.
Nearest counties
- Warren County: about 23 mi away, 33,155 parcels
- Dallas County: about 24 mi away, 44,227 parcels
- Story County: about 26 mi away, 43,886 parcels
- Jasper County: about 27 mi away, 29,940 parcels
- Boone County: about 31 mi away, 24,452 parcels
Search Polk County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Polk County, Iowa?
Parcelio carries 191,309 parcel records for Polk County, Iowa, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Polk County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-07-28.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Polk County?
We do not hold vacancy data for Polk County yet, so this filter has nothing to match there. Vacancy filters work in the counties where we hold the field. Polk County does have owner mailing state: 2,691 parcels have an owner mailing address outside Iowa.
Can I search Polk County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 99 percent of Polk 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.