The 2025 property tax bill for 1265 Scott Ave was $3,624, up 4.1% from the year before.
Source: Black Hawk County assessment roll, as of October 17, 2025
Property Jurisdictions
Type
Name
State
Iowa
County
Black Hawk County
Municipality
Waterloo City
Unified School District
Waterloo Community School District (PK - 12)
Tax Bill & Assessment History
Year
Tax Bill
Assessed Value
Assessed Market Value
2025
$3,624.00 (+4.14%)
$177,610Land $16,340Building $161,270
$177,610Land $16,340Building $161,270
2024
$3,480.00
2023
$160,440 (+26.56%)Land $16,340Building $144,100
$160,440Land $16,340Building $144,100
2022
$2,590.00Homeowner's exemption
$126,770Land $16,340Building $110,430
2021
$126,770Land $16,340Building $110,430
Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.
Flood
FEMA maps place 1265 Scott Ave in Zone X, an area of minimal flood risk, though there have been 19 flood claims nearby since 1978.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, effective September 27, 2026 · OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, as of September 2026
FEMA Flood Zone
Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement
Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Policies
7 in force
Nearby Flood Claims
19 (1978–2013)
Claims Outside the SFHA
5 of 19
Most Recent Claim
May 2013 · rainfall accumulation
Claims by Event
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes, Jul 2010 · 3 claims
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Jun 2008 · 2 claims
Severe Storms & Flooding, Jul 1993 · 2 claims
Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.
Wildfire
The area around 1265 Scott Ave has no burnable land within ember reach, so its wildfire risk is not rated.
Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (2nd edition), as of 2024
Wildfire Risk
Not rated no burnable land within ember reach
Values cover an area roughly 900 ft across, not the parcel itself; insurers use their own ratings.
Drinking Water
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, as of September 2026
Water System
WATERLOO WATER WORKS serves 69,504 people · EPA ID IA0790074
Water Source
Groundwater
Last State Inspection
Nov 2023
Lead
2 ppb (2025) action level 15 ppb
Violations Reported to EPA
Water Quality
None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure
None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting
None last 3 years
Results are for the whole water system, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The service area is an EPA estimate; the actual supplier may differ.
Internet Providers
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, based on 452 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025
Provider
Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Metronet Fiber
5,120 / 5,120
Mediacom Xtream Cable
1,000 / 50
GigFire Fixed Wireless
150 / 130
CenturyLink DSL
140 / 20
AT&T Fixed Wireless
100 / 20
May also be available: Nextlink, T-Mobile, Verizon.