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$3,100 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($36.82 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,180 a yearof that goes to the city ($14.01 per $1,000)
$100,619property taxes the city levies, FY27
$301,712city 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.

  • Carrie MessamakerMystic City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jamie BillsMystic City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • John R. HatfieldMystic Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Mike GillMystic City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Rick ZaputilMystic City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Tom WendlandMystic City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Becky ClarkMystic City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Devin HoughtlenMystic 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 Mystic

The combined rate in most of Mystic is $36.82 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Compared with places this size3

Mystic’s city property tax rate of $14.01 per $1,000 is the 58th highest of 202 Iowa cities with 210–480 people. The middle of the group is $12.37.

Stanhope: $29.10Fenton: $22.05Coulter: $21.80Elliott: $21.61Oxford Junction: $20.84Earling: $20.47Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Fort Atkinson: $19.19Salem: $19.15Cumberland: $18.42Massena: $18.23Callender: $17.78Casey: $17.72Vail: $17.66Ringsted: $17.65Emerson: $17.54Ashton: $17.17Pierson: $17.12Burt: $17.10Pisgah: $17.09Latimer: $16.96Lohrville: $16.95Lakota: $16.84Marble Rock: $16.78Auburn: $16.65Mccallsburg: $16.58Irwin: $16.46Lewis: $16.25Corwith: $16.22Deep River: $16.18Waucoma: $16.17Duncombe: $16.10Bayard: $16.05Granville: $16.00Minburn: $15.75Peterson: $15.27Greeley: $15.23Russell: $15.18Arlington: $14.98Riverton: $14.94Marathon: $14.89Maynard: $14.85Plainfield: $14.84Ryan: $14.84Otho: $14.82Humeston: $14.80Ladora: $14.74Bagley: $14.63Garrison: $14.38Halbur: $14.37Lorimor: $14.36Crystal Lake: $14.36Kimballton: $14.27Ocheyedan: $14.22Steamboat Rock: $14.19Garwin: $14.08Lime Springs: $13.95Dow City: $13.94Wesley: $13.91Diagonal: $13.91Bussey: $13.83Mondamin: $13.82Livermore: $13.78Fertile: $13.70Stockport: $13.68Kellerton: $13.60Albion: $13.58Quimby: $13.58Lamont: $13.57New Albin: $13.55Meservey: $13.43Persia: $13.41Lawler: $13.39Lacona: $13.38Leland: $13.31Ute: $13.26New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Harcourt: $13.21Bennett: $13.16Ridgeway: $13.10Farmersburg: $13.09Little Rock: $13.03Lehigh: $12.97Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Silver City: $12.87Martelle: $12.83Malcom: $12.82Galva: $12.68Martensdale: $12.63Blencoe: $12.57Williams: $12.57Maurice: $12.56Norway: $12.53Clearfield: $12.50Kensett: $12.47Mccausland: $12.45Spillville: $12.40Modale: $12.34Mingo: $12.31Brandon: $12.29Blakesburg: $12.21Cushing: $12.18Bonaparte: $12.17Macedonia: $12.12Hawkeye: $12.11Paton: $12.09Kiron: $12.03Colesburg: $11.97Liscomb: $11.96New Providence: $11.88Thornton: $11.86Runnells: $11.79Allerton: $11.72Atalissa: $11.71Cantril: $11.69Kelley: $11.69Orient: $11.66Cincinnati: $11.57Delta: $11.52Terril: $11.48Westside: $11.45Holland: $11.37Churdan: $11.31Mallard: $11.28Miles: $11.28Renwick: $11.16Milton: $10.98New Vienna: $10.91Letts: $10.91Goose Lake: $10.89Birmingham: $10.87Charlotte: $10.86Yale: $10.85Batavia: $10.77Hornick: $10.74Riverdale: $10.67Bode: $10.64Union: $10.58Cleghorn: $10.49Calamus: $10.47Lovilia: $10.46Danbury: $10.43Lytton: $10.38Stacyville: $10.36Rhodes: $10.36Dedham: $10.28Deloit: $10.28Protivin: $10.28Andrew: $10.22Royal: $10.20Bronson: $10.14Rudd: $10.13La Motte: $10.09Defiance: $10.05Floyd: $10.02Panama: $9.85Grafton: $9.83Lynnville: $9.68Ionia: $9.65Salix: $9.63Luxemburg: $9.58Rippey: $9.42Farnhamville: $9.18Middletown: $9.16Alleman: $9.12Lester: $8.94Harvey: $8.71Rowley: $8.31Fostoria: $8.10Lost Nation: $8.10Low Moor: $8.10Bertram: $8.10Grandview: $8.10Nichols: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Luana: $7.98Lockridge: $7.92Delhi: $7.81Klemme: $7.74Pulaski: $7.58Beacon: $7.56Sheldahl: $7.56Fredonia: $7.55Worthington: $7.50Harpers Ferry: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Marquette: $7.08Columbus City: $6.94Donahue: $6.83Libertyville: $6.60Keswick: $6.49Crawfordsville: $6.44Holy Cross: $5.91Conesville: $5.86University Park: $5.27Maharishi Vedic City: $3.87Wahpeton: $3.19West Okoboji: $2.92Mystic: $14.01$2.92 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Fenton$22.05250
3Coulter$21.80220
4Elliott$21.61328
5Oxford Junction$20.84424
6Earling$20.47394
7Alta Vista$19.88219
8Arthur$19.86218
9Fort Atkinson$19.19300
10Salem$19.15380
11Cumberland$18.42248
12Massena$18.23352
13Callender$17.78361
14Casey$17.72387
15Vail$17.66383
16Ringsted$17.65346
17Emerson$17.54401
18Ashton$17.17434
19Pierson$17.12335
20Burt$17.10404
21Pisgah$17.09248
22Latimer$16.96477
23Lohrville$16.95366
24Lakota$16.84261
25Marble Rock$16.78258
26Auburn$16.65253
27Mccallsburg$16.58356
28Irwin$16.46320
29Lewis$16.25358
30Corwith$16.22259
31Deep River$16.18243
32Waucoma$16.17235
33Duncombe$16.10374
34Bayard$16.05402
35Granville$16.00302
36Minburn$15.75317
37Peterson$15.27321
38Greeley$15.23216
39Russell$15.18475
40Arlington$14.98415
41Riverton$14.94243
42Marathon$14.89221
43Maynard$14.85466
44Plainfield$14.84392
45Ryan$14.84348
46Otho$14.82417
47Humeston$14.80472
48Ladora$14.74223
49Bagley$14.63230
50Garrison$14.38345
51Halbur$14.37268
52Lorimor$14.36377
53Crystal Lake$14.36243
54Kimballton$14.27281
55Ocheyedan$14.22424
56Steamboat Rock$14.19261
57Garwin$14.08469
58Mystic$14.01318
59Lime Springs$13.95467
60Dow City$13.94477
61Wesley$13.91382
62Diagonal$13.91331
63Bussey$13.83378
64Mondamin$13.82335
65Livermore$13.78382
66Fertile$13.70300
67Stockport$13.68272
68Kellerton$13.60241
69Albion$13.58444
70Quimby$13.58245
71Lamont$13.57429
72New Albin$13.55435
73Meservey$13.43212
74Persia$13.41292
75Lawler$13.39392
76Lacona$13.38336
77Leland$13.31240
78Ute$13.26326
79New Market$13.25381
80Plymouth$13.21368
81Harcourt$13.21257
82Bennett$13.16330
83Ridgeway$13.10261
84Farmersburg$13.09264
85Little Rock$13.03447
86Lehigh$12.97395
87Menlo$12.92347
88Templeton$12.91337
89Silver City$12.87244
90Martelle$12.83250
91Malcom$12.82257
92Galva$12.68416
93Martensdale$12.63413
94Blencoe$12.57223
95Williams$12.57299
96Maurice$12.56271
97Norway$12.53463
98Clearfield$12.50277
99Kensett$12.47256
100Mccausland$12.45314
101Spillville$12.40371
102Modale$12.34284
103Mingo$12.31314
104Brandon$12.29331
105Blakesburg$12.21273
106Cushing$12.18225
107Bonaparte$12.17357
108Macedonia$12.12266
109Hawkeye$12.11429
110Paton$12.09217
111Kiron$12.03262
112Colesburg$11.97379
113Liscomb$11.96292
114New Providence$11.88233
115Thornton$11.86394
116Runnells$11.79467
117Allerton$11.72432
118Atalissa$11.71287
119Cantril$11.69224
120Kelley$11.69312
121Orient$11.66363
122Cincinnati$11.57280
123Delta$11.52257
124Terril$11.48310
125Westside$11.45283
126Holland$11.37261
127Churdan$11.31359
128Mallard$11.28255
129Miles$11.28400
130Renwick$11.16228
131Milton$10.98395
132New Vienna$10.91384
133Letts$10.91358
134Goose Lake$10.89250
135Birmingham$10.87371
136Charlotte$10.86386
137Yale$10.85265
138Batavia$10.77434
139Hornick$10.74255
140Riverdale$10.67385
141Bode$10.64304
142Union$10.58378
143Cleghorn$10.49235
144Calamus$10.47348
145Lovilia$10.46456
146Danbury$10.43315
147Lytton$10.38274
148Stacyville$10.36436
149Rhodes$10.36269
150Dedham$10.28221
151Deloit$10.28246
152Protivin$10.28264
153Andrew$10.22374
154Royal$10.20379
155Bronson$10.14294
156Rudd$10.13339
157La Motte$10.09235
158Defiance$10.05248
159Floyd$10.02297
160Panama$9.85234
161Grafton$9.83212
162Lynnville$9.68382
163Ionia$9.65220
164Salix$9.63303
165Luxemburg$9.58240
166Rippey$9.42217
167Farnhamville$9.18364
168Middletown$9.16365
169Alleman$9.12439
170Lester$8.94309
171Harvey$8.71242
172Rowley$8.31264
173Fostoria$8.10229
174Lost Nation$8.10425
175Low Moor$8.10242
176Bertram$8.10267
177Grandview$8.10431
178Nichols$8.10317
179Laurel$8.10214
180Luana$7.98303
181Lockridge$7.92245
182Delhi$7.81438
183Klemme$7.74429
184Pulaski$7.58259
185Beacon$7.56434
186Sheldahl$7.56312
187Fredonia$7.55227
188Worthington$7.50374
189Harpers Ferry$7.49273
190Alvord$7.41216
191Marquette$7.08434
192Columbus City$6.94385
193Donahue$6.83336
194Libertyville$6.60278
195Keswick$6.49238
196Crawfordsville$6.44278
197Holy Cross$5.91348
198Conesville$5.86350
199University Park$5.27476
200Maharishi Vedic City$3.87290
201Wahpeton$3.19337
202West Okoboji$2.92311

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$55,38156%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$20,28721%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$18,06618%
  • Debt Service Levy$4,6185%
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$3040%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Mystic’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 38¢ of every dollar38¢General Government: 24¢ of every dollar24¢Public Safety: 14¢ of every dollar14¢Public Works: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Community and Economic Development: 7¢ of every dollarEverything else: 7¢ of every dollar$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (200)
Business Type / Enterprise38¢39¢
General Government24¢16¢
Public Safety14¢9¢
Public Works10¢20¢
Community and Economic Development7¢2¢
Everything else7¢11¢

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 200 Iowa cities closest in size (210–480 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.

  • General Government$108,04936%
  • Public Safety$91,26030%
  • Public Works$42,59514%
  • Culture and Recreation$35,04512%
  • Community and Economic Development$20,0007%
  • Debt Service$4,7632%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($164,345 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$72,000$107,022
Public Safety$71,540$31,118
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$89,500$156,412
Debt Service$0$4,763
Culture and Recreation$32,700$16,537
Community and Economic Development$30,000$13,701
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$150,265$163,298

What it spent each year

$581,684
$492,851
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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 5% since FY23; down 4% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$30,000$37,500$45,000$52,500$60,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
$30,000$37,500$45,000$52,500$60,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$3,656$44,141$45,278$45,258$42,149

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

5 seats: the top 5 win.

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress4

Cherielynn Westrich (Sen. 13)Austin Harris (Rep. 26)

U.S. House:District 3

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