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$3,630 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($43.13 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,630 a yearof that goes to the city ($19.36 per $1,000)
$912,817property taxes the city levies, FY27
$4.5Mcity budget, FY27, without city-run utilities (not yet reported)2

Who runs it

The city council passes ordinances, adopts the budget and sets the city’s property tax.

  • Bert PeckhamCorning City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Chris GilbertCorning Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Dalton DavisCorning City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kenya HaffnerCorning City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Adam GoodvinCorning City Council Ward 3 · elected November 7, 2023
  • Gary BadgettCorning City Council Ward 1 · elected November 7, 2023
  • Janice Mercer LeonardCorning City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023

Officials are worked out from election results: every member whose four-year term is still running, plus appointments and titles Iowa Funnel has been told about. A resignation may not show yet.

Meetings and agendas

What the council is deciding: each agenda, the resolutions and ordinances on it, and a plain-language summary.

Iowa Funnel doesn’t read this city’s agendas yet. Every council and board posts its agenda at least 24 hours before it meets.

Property taxes

Where a property tax dollar goes in Corning

The combined rate in most of Corning is $43.13 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Compared with places this size3

Corning’s city property tax rate of $19.36 per $1,000 is the 8th highest of 120 Iowa cities with 1,000–2,200 people. The middle of the group is $13.85.

Elkader: $27.11Laurens: $24.16Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Villisca: $19.74Sac City: $19.69Traer: $19.56Lake City: $19.32Corydon: $18.22Dysart: $17.95Britt: $17.72Strawberry Point: $17.58Rockwell: $17.54Mapleton: $16.90George: $16.89Manson: $16.87Fayette: $16.85Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63Audubon: $16.52Roland: $16.51Monona: $16.41Aplington: $16.34Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Panora: $16.14Dike: $15.94Holstein: $15.81State Center: $15.80Pleasantville: $15.80Earlham: $15.55Shell Rock: $15.52Brooklyn: $15.49Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Sidney: $15.19Logan: $15.05Tripoli: $14.99Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $14.80Bedford: $14.66Lenox: $14.65Manning: $14.62Van Meter: $14.60Dunlap: $14.56Coon Rapids: $14.49Nora Springs: $14.25Kingsley: $14.25Urbana: $14.20Sheffield: $14.16Parkersburg: $14.15Hartley: $14.11Ida Grove: $14.10Woodward: $14.05Guthrie Center: $14.04Alton: $13.87Lake Mills: $13.82Montezuma: $13.79Gilbert: $13.71Clarksville: $13.53Avoca: $13.51Janesville: $13.43Glidden: $13.43Calmar: $13.39Wapello: $13.29Manly: $13.29Conrad: $13.23Springville: $13.22Greenfield: $13.13Treynor: $13.03Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93New Sharon: $12.80Slater: $12.79Malvern: $12.79Buffalo: $12.68Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Winfield: $12.04Elkhart: $12.00Atkins: $11.99Wellman: $11.88Blue Grass: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Marcus: $11.31Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Melcher-Dallas: $11.21University Heights: $11.12Ogden: $10.99Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Elk Run Heights: $10.33Walcott: $10.29Lake Park: $10.25Central City: $10.01Peosta: $9.82Epworth: $9.42Lake View: $9.39Fairbank: $9.00Walford: $8.72Lone Tree: $8.13Riverside: $8.02North English: $7.49Sloan: $7.49Arnolds Park: $4.95Corning: $19.36$4.95 lowest$27.11 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Elkader$27.111,192
2Laurens$24.161,253
3Pocahontas$20.791,848
4Rockwell City$20.742,185
5Villisca$19.741,106
6Sac City$19.691,992
7Traer$19.561,547
8Corning$19.361,509
9Lake City$19.321,656
10Corydon$18.221,563
11Dysart$17.951,266
12Britt$17.722,001
13Strawberry Point$17.581,141
14Rockwell$17.541,044
15Mapleton$16.901,114
16George$16.891,106
17Manson$16.871,646
18Fayette$16.851,193
19Nashua$16.811,515
20Ackley$16.631,538
21Audubon$16.522,008
22Roland$16.511,376
23Monona$16.411,462
24Aplington$16.341,088
25Durant$16.241,798
26Lamoni$16.152,072
27Panora$16.141,096
28Dike$15.941,293
29Holstein$15.811,475
30State Center$15.801,403
31Pleasantville$15.801,696
32Earlham$15.551,411
33Shell Rock$15.521,265
34Brooklyn$15.491,474
35Stuart$15.481,887
36Mount Ayr$15.321,616
37Granger$15.222,095
38Sigourney$15.201,974
39Guttenberg$15.191,804
40Sidney$15.191,048
41Logan$15.051,351
42Tripoli$14.991,208
43Sumner$14.832,032
44Woodbine$14.801,707
45Bedford$14.661,474
46Lenox$14.651,355
47Manning$14.621,390
48Van Meter$14.601,840
49Dunlap$14.561,030
50Coon Rapids$14.491,258
51Nora Springs$14.251,330
52Kingsley$14.251,394
53Urbana$14.201,635
54Sheffield$14.161,123
55Parkersburg$14.151,986
56Hartley$14.111,584
57Ida Grove$14.101,988
58Woodward$14.051,383
59Guthrie Center$14.041,579
60Alton$13.871,248
61Lake Mills$13.822,077
62Montezuma$13.791,421
63Gilbert$13.711,397
64Clarksville$13.531,238
65Avoca$13.511,685
66Janesville$13.431,052
67Glidden$13.431,140
68Calmar$13.391,100
69Wapello$13.292,026
70Manly$13.291,233
71Conrad$13.231,098
72Springville$13.221,161
73Greenfield$13.131,988
74Treynor$13.031,104
75Akron$12.931,545
76Leon$12.931,779
77New Sharon$12.801,249
78Slater$12.791,626
79Malvern$12.791,056
80Buffalo$12.681,163
81Sanborn$12.621,463
82New London$12.561,853
83Lisbon$12.502,238
84Dallas Center$12.421,993
85Remsen$12.321,681
86Monroe$12.282,021
87Denver$12.271,955
88Alta$12.132,039
89Reinbeck$12.101,673
90Winfield$12.041,006
91Elkhart$12.001,079
92Atkins$11.992,168
93Wellman$11.881,531
94Blue Grass$11.791,707
95Columbus Junction$11.711,794
96Palo$11.491,554
97Prairie City$11.381,722
98Marcus$11.311,069
99Northwood$11.282,047
100Mediapolis$11.271,679
101Melcher-Dallas$11.211,193
102University Heights$11.121,188
103Ogden$10.991,970
104Farley$10.911,723
105Oakland$10.851,519
106Moville$10.671,707
107Elk Run Heights$10.331,061
108Walcott$10.291,556
109Lake Park$10.251,155
110Central City$10.011,254
111Peosta$9.822,195
112Epworth$9.422,042
113Lake View$9.391,120
114Fairbank$9.001,133
115Walford$8.721,357
116Lone Tree$8.131,341
117Riverside$8.021,063
118North English$7.491,030
119Sloan$7.491,078
120Arnolds Park$4.951,214

The city’s levies, FY27

What the city raises from each levy. The general levy is capped by state law; the others are set aside for one purpose.

  • Consolidate General Fund$385,37242%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$257,59428%
  • Debt Service Levy$194,07821%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$75,3188%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Corning’s budget goes, FY26

Capital Projects: 41¢ of every dollar41¢Business Type / Enterprise: 30¢ of every dollar30¢Public Safety: 7¢ of every dollarPublic Works: 7¢ of every dollarCulture and Recreation: 7¢ of every dollarEverything else: 9¢ of every dollar9¢$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (119)
Capital Projects41¢13¢
Business Type / Enterprise30¢40¢
Public Safety7¢11¢
Public Works7¢12¢
Culture and Recreation7¢8¢
Everything else9¢16¢

Planned spending from all funds, including city-run utilities like water and sewer (“business type”), which some cities run and others don’t. Transfers between funds are left out. “Cities this size” is the average for the 119 Iowa cities closest in size (1,000–2,200 people).

Planned spending, FY27

All funds: property taxes, utility and other fees, state and federal money. “Business type” is city-run utilities and enterprises like water or sewer.

  • Capital Projects$2.7M60%
  • Public Safety$554,77312%
  • Culture and Recreation$390,4709%
  • Public Works$367,1258%
  • General Government$271,8156%
  • Debt Service$194,1144%
  • Community and Economic Development$33,0001%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($1.7M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$406,010$357,556
Public Safety$392,755$370,455
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$225,614$205,021
Debt Service$137,621$137,621
Culture and Recreation$326,444$301,957
Community and Economic Development$10,000$10,000
Capital Projects$1.5M$1.0M
Business Type / Enterprise$1.0M$4.1M

What it spent each year

$6.7M
$6.5M
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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 29% since FY23; up 18% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$29,669$227,492$239,770$222,686$176,557

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 3

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Corning; official results are on each county auditor’s site.

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress4

Tom Shipley (Sen. 9)Devon Wood (Rep. 17)

U.S. House:District 3

Adams CountyCorning schools