City

Norway

$2,650 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($31.47 per $1,000 of taxable value)¹

$1,060 a yearof that goes to the city ($12.53 per $1,000)

$278,304property taxes the city levies, FY27

$428,916city 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.

Austin RustNorway City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Darrell SchulteNorway City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
James NelsonNorway Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
Shawn RudieNorway City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Christopher J. Van HornNorway City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Michael SchulteNorway 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 Norway

The combined rate in most of Norway is $31.47 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

City of Norway$12.5340%
Benton schools$10.2533%
Benton County$6.7722%
Kirkwood Community. College$1.435%
Benton County Assessor$0.341%
Benton County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.16<1%

Compared with places this size³

Norway’s city property tax rate of $12.53 per $1,000 is the 78th lowest of 181 Iowa cities with 310–690 people. The middle of the group is $13.05.

See all 181

#	Place	Rate per $1,000	People
1	Stanhope	$29.10	354
2	Rolfe	$22.67	505
3	Elliott	$21.61	328
4	Charter Oak	$21.32	521
5	Oxford Junction	$20.84	424
6	Earling	$20.47	394
7	Pomeroy	$19.60	511
8	Salem	$19.15	380
9	Dumont	$19.04	614
10	Seymour	$18.78	646
11	Dexter	$18.69	631
12	Fonda	$18.52	636
13	Massena	$18.23	352
14	Kanawha	$18.11	638
15	Swea City	$18.04	545
16	Elma	$17.82	493
17	Callender	$17.78	361
18	Casey	$17.72	387
19	Dows	$17.70	509
20	New Hartford	$17.69	555
21	Vail	$17.66	383
22	Ringsted	$17.65	346
23	Emerson	$17.54	401
24	Murray	$17.44	609
25	Thompson	$17.25	478
26	Ashton	$17.17	434
27	Pierson	$17.12	335
28	Burt	$17.10	404
29	Latimer	$16.96	477
30	Lohrville	$16.95	366
31	Elk Horn	$16.78	631
32	Mccallsburg	$16.58	356
33	Whittemore	$16.54	478
34	Bancroft	$16.52	677
35	Irwin	$16.46	320
36	Titonka	$16.45	491
37	Early	$16.35	571
38	Truro	$16.34	515
39	Lewis	$16.25	358
40	Duncombe	$16.10	374
41	Bayard	$16.05	402
42	Scranton	$16.01	496
43	Minden	$15.77	581
44	Minburn	$15.75	317
45	Walker	$15.74	671
46	Peterson	$15.27	321
47	Russell	$15.18	475
48	Stanwood	$15.12	612
49	Stratford	$15.03	688
50	Zearing	$14.99	508
51	Arlington	$14.98	415
52	Maynard	$14.85	466
53	Plainfield	$14.84	392
54	Ryan	$14.84	348
55	Otho	$14.82	417
56	Wyoming	$14.81	526
57	Humeston	$14.80	472
58	Hopkinton	$14.79	622
59	Gilmore City	$14.60	484
60	Sabula	$14.38	498
61	Garrison	$14.38	345
62	Lorimor	$14.36	377
63	Collins	$14.32	503
64	Clermont	$14.30	571
65	Moulton	$14.25	596
66	Ocheyedan	$14.22	424
67	Olin	$14.19	652
68	Garwin	$14.08	469
69	Farragut	$14.07	480
70	Elgin	$14.05	676
71	Mystic	$14.01	318
72	Lime Springs	$13.95	467
73	Dow City	$13.94	477
74	Wesley	$13.91	382
75	Diagonal	$13.91	331
76	Bussey	$13.83	378
77	Mondamin	$13.82	335
78	Livermore	$13.78	382
79	Albion	$13.58	444
80	Lamont	$13.57	429
81	New Albin	$13.55	435
82	Boyden	$13.39	694
83	Lawler	$13.39	392
84	Lacona	$13.38	336
85	Ute	$13.26	326
86	New Market	$13.25	381
87	Plymouth	$13.21	368
88	Bennett	$13.16	330
89	Quasqueton	$13.12	587
90	Farmington	$13.10	583
91	Anthon	$13.05	534
92	Little Rock	$13.03	447
93	Coggon	$12.99	691
94	Lehigh	$12.97	395
95	Menlo	$12.92	347
96	Templeton	$12.91	337
97	Brighton	$12.88	592
98	Goldfield	$12.73	617
99	Delmar	$12.68	541
100	Galva	$12.68	416
101	Badger	$12.67	540
102	Martensdale	$12.63	413
103	Stanton	$12.62	664
104	Norway	$12.53	463
105	Everly	$12.51	570
106	Mccausland	$12.45	314
107	Spillville	$12.40	371
108	Mingo	$12.31	314
109	Alburnett	$12.30	672
110	Brandon	$12.29	331
111	Moravia	$12.27	625
112	Bonaparte	$12.17	357
113	Hawkeye	$12.11	429
114	Colesburg	$11.97	379
115	Albert City	$11.88	627
116	Thornton	$11.86	394
117	Runnells	$11.79	467
118	Allerton	$11.72	432
119	Kelley	$11.69	312
120	Orient	$11.66	363
121	Ellsworth	$11.57	495
122	Battle Creek	$11.49	683
123	Terril	$11.48	310
124	Churdan	$11.31	359
125	Miles	$11.28	400
126	Sutherland	$11.25	628
127	Arcadia	$11.23	588
128	Milton	$10.98	395
129	Ireton	$10.93	571
130	New Vienna	$10.91	384
131	Letts	$10.91	358
132	Fontanelle	$10.88	684
133	Birmingham	$10.87	371
134	Charlotte	$10.86	386
135	Richland	$10.82	532
136	Grand Mound	$10.78	608
137	Batavia	$10.77	434
138	Riverdale	$10.67	385
139	Union	$10.58	378
140	Calamus	$10.47	348
141	Lovilia	$10.46	456
142	Danbury	$10.43	315
143	Radcliffe	$10.37	540
144	Stacyville	$10.36	436
145	Andrew	$10.22	374
146	Royal	$10.20	379
147	Rudd	$10.13	339
148	What Cheer	$10.01	595
149	Cumming	$9.85	527
150	Breda	$9.80	492
151	Doon	$9.78	640
152	Lynnville	$9.68	382
153	Farnhamville	$9.18	364
154	Middletown	$9.16	365
155	Alleman	$9.12	439
156	Lester	$8.94	309
157	Crescent	$8.72	626
158	Ainsworth	$8.62	511
159	Gilman	$8.10	530
160	Lost Nation	$8.10	425
161	Kellogg	$8.10	597
162	Grandview	$8.10	431
163	Nichols	$8.10	317
164	Agency	$7.94	623
165	Fremont	$7.86	688
166	Delhi	$7.81	438
167	Klemme	$7.74	429
168	Beacon	$7.56	434
169	Sheldahl	$7.56	312
170	Worthington	$7.50	374
171	Marquette	$7.08	434
172	Columbus City	$6.94	385
173	Donahue	$6.83	336
174	Keystone	$6.80	616
175	New Virginia	$5.97	499
176	Holy Cross	$5.91	348
177	Conesville	$5.86	350
178	University Park	$5.27	476
179	Orleans	$4.13	503
180	Wahpeton	$3.19	337
181	West Okoboji	$2.92	311

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$178,39364%
Total Employee Benefit Levies$47,98917%
Debt Service Levy$31,62411%
Liability, property & self insurance costs$19,8617%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Norway’s budget goes, FY26

Where it goes	Of each dollar	Cities this size (180)
Business Type / Enterprise	49¢	40¢
Public Works	21¢	18¢
General Government	14¢	14¢
Public Safety	7¢	9¢
Culture and Recreation	4¢	9¢
Everything else	5¢	6¢

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 180 Iowa cities closest in size (310–690 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.

Public Works$174,32141%
General Government$111,27026%
Public Safety$63,60015%
Culture and Recreation$40,90510%
Debt Service$32,1407%
Community and Economic Development$3,4301%
Health and Social Services$3,2501%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($421,381 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23

Function	Budget	Spent
Public Works	$249,000	$203,042
Public Safety	$47,900	$38,384
Health and Social Services	$3,000	$0
General Government	$176,631	$122,692
Debt Service	$32,200	$32,125
Culture and Recreation	$26,225	$30,568
Community and Economic Development	$0	$3,049
Capital Projects	$0	$0
Business Type / Enterprise	$458,455	$478,228

What it spent each year

$2.6M

$908,088

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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 38% since FY23; up 26% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars

Show the numbers

Program	FY27	FY26	FY25	FY24	FY23
Local option sales tax	$5,148	$63,519	$50,942	$49,818	$46,142

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

Norway City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Shawn Rudie Winner4960.5%
Darrell Schulte Winner2024.7%
Austin Rust Winner1214.8%

Norway Mayor

James Nelson Unopposed45100.0%

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress⁴

Charlie McClintock (Sen. 42)Thomas Gerhold (Rep. 84)

U.S. House:District 2

Benton County Benton schools

Notes

For a $200,000 home with the homestead credit, at the combined rate in most of the city. Some parts of the city pay a different rate (special districts, tax increment financing districts). ↩
Cities adopt their budgets each spring for the year starting July 1. ↩
FY27 rates from the Department of Management. A higher rate isn’t always a bigger bill: it depends on how much property there is to tax. Sizes: Census Bureau 2024 estimates. ↩
Legislative and congressional districts that cover Norway; percentages are rough shares of its area. These lawmakers write the state laws and budget Norway works within. ↩

Sources: City budgets and levies from the Department of Management; tax rates from the Iowa Data Hub; state payments from the Department of Revenue; prices from the consumer price index; legislative districts from Census Bureau maps.