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$3,420 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($40.64 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,200 a yearof that goes to the city ($14.20 per $1,000)
$1.2Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$2.6Mcity 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.

  • Bob IrelanUrbana Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Randy JohnsonUrbana City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Shane LightUrbana City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Amanda VaskeUrbana City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Jeff BendullUrbana City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Shelly LalaUrbana 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 Urbana

The combined rate in most of Urbana is $40.64 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Compared with places this size3

Urbana’s city property tax rate of $14.20 per $1,000 is the 57th highest of 118 Iowa cities with 1,100–2,400 people. The middle of the group is $14.13.

Elkader: $27.11Laurens: $24.16Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Belmond: $19.86Villisca: $19.74Sac City: $19.69Traer: $19.56Corning: $19.36Lake City: $19.32Corydon: $18.22Toledo: $18.21La Porte City: $18.08Dysart: $17.95Britt: $17.72Strawberry Point: $17.58Mapleton: $16.90George: $16.89Manson: $16.87Fayette: $16.85Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63West Union: $16.60Audubon: $16.52Roland: $16.51Monona: $16.41Belle Plaine: $16.34Colfax: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Panora: $16.14Marengo: $16.10Dike: $15.94Holstein: $15.81State Center: $15.80Pleasantville: $15.80Postville: $15.68Earlham: $15.55Shell Rock: $15.52Brooklyn: $15.49Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Logan: $15.05Tripoli: $14.99Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $14.80Bedford: $14.66Lenox: $14.65Manning: $14.62Van Meter: $14.60Coon Rapids: $14.49Nora Springs: $14.25Kingsley: $14.25Sheffield: $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: $13.51Glidden: $13.43Calmar: $13.39Wapello: $13.29Manly: $13.29Conrad: $13.23Springville: $13.22Greenfield: $13.13Treynor: $13.03Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93New Sharon: $12.80Slater: $12.79Buffalo: $12.68Bellevue: $12.67Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Atkins: $11.99Wellman: $11.88Blue Grass: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Cascade: $11.64Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Melcher-Dallas: $11.21University Heights: $11.12Ely: $11.08Ogden: $10.99Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Walcott: $10.29Lake Park: $10.25Central City: $10.01Peosta: $9.82Epworth: $9.42Lake View: $9.39Fairbank: $9.00Walford: $8.72Lone Tree: $8.13Arnolds Park: $4.95Urbana: $14.20$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
5Belmond$19.862,405
6Villisca$19.741,106
7Sac City$19.691,992
8Traer$19.561,547
9Corning$19.361,509
10Lake City$19.321,656
11Corydon$18.221,563
12Toledo$18.212,372
13La Porte City$18.082,267
14Dysart$17.951,266
15Britt$17.722,001
16Strawberry Point$17.581,141
17Mapleton$16.901,114
18George$16.891,106
19Manson$16.871,646
20Fayette$16.851,193
21Nashua$16.811,515
22Ackley$16.631,538
23West Union$16.602,435
24Audubon$16.522,008
25Roland$16.511,376
26Monona$16.411,462
27Belle Plaine$16.342,335
28Colfax$16.252,305
29Durant$16.241,798
30Lamoni$16.152,072
31Panora$16.141,096
32Marengo$16.102,415
33Dike$15.941,293
34Holstein$15.811,475
35State Center$15.801,403
36Pleasantville$15.801,696
37Postville$15.682,418
38Earlham$15.551,411
39Shell Rock$15.521,265
40Brooklyn$15.491,474
41Stuart$15.481,887
42Mount Ayr$15.321,616
43Granger$15.222,095
44Sigourney$15.201,974
45Guttenberg$15.191,804
46Logan$15.051,351
47Tripoli$14.991,208
48Sumner$14.832,032
49Woodbine$14.801,707
50Bedford$14.661,474
51Lenox$14.651,355
52Manning$14.621,390
53Van Meter$14.601,840
54Coon Rapids$14.491,258
55Nora Springs$14.251,330
56Kingsley$14.251,394
57Urbana$14.201,635
58Sheffield$14.161,123
59Parkersburg$14.151,986
60Hartley$14.111,584
61Ida Grove$14.101,988
62Woodward$14.051,383
63Guthrie Center$14.041,579
64Alton$13.871,248
65Lake Mills$13.822,077
66Montezuma$13.791,421
67Gilbert$13.711,397
68Clarksville$13.531,238
69Avoca$13.511,685
70Glidden$13.431,140
71Calmar$13.391,100
72Wapello$13.292,026
73Manly$13.291,233
74Conrad$13.231,098
75Springville$13.221,161
76Greenfield$13.131,988
77Treynor$13.031,104
78Akron$12.931,545
79Leon$12.931,779
80New Sharon$12.801,249
81Slater$12.791,626
82Buffalo$12.681,163
83Bellevue$12.672,321
84Sanborn$12.621,463
85New London$12.561,853
86Lisbon$12.502,238
87Dallas Center$12.421,993
88Remsen$12.321,681
89Monroe$12.282,021
90Denver$12.271,955
91Alta$12.132,039
92Reinbeck$12.101,673
93Atkins$11.992,168
94Wellman$11.881,531
95Blue Grass$11.791,707
96Columbus Junction$11.711,794
97Cascade$11.642,396
98Palo$11.491,554
99Prairie City$11.381,722
100Northwood$11.282,047
101Mediapolis$11.271,679
102Melcher-Dallas$11.211,193
103University Heights$11.121,188
104Ely$11.082,371
105Ogden$10.991,970
106Farley$10.911,723
107Oakland$10.851,519
108Moville$10.671,707
109Walcott$10.291,556
110Lake Park$10.251,155
111Central City$10.011,254
112Peosta$9.822,195
113Epworth$9.422,042
114Lake View$9.391,120
115Fairbank$9.001,133
116Walford$8.721,357
117Lone Tree$8.131,341
118Arnolds 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$650,92254%
  • Debt Service Levy$319,92227%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$137,88512%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$88,1327%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Urbana’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 70¢ of every dollar70¢Public Works: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Debt Service: 5¢ of every dollarPublic Safety: 5¢ of every dollarCapital Projects: 4¢ of every dollarEverything else: 8¢ of every dollar8¢$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (117)
Business Type / Enterprise70¢40¢
Public Works8¢12¢
Debt Service5¢6¢
Public Safety5¢11¢
Capital Projects4¢13¢
Everything else8¢17¢

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 117 Iowa cities closest in size (1,100–2,400 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$940,00036%
  • Public Works$460,80018%
  • Debt Service$424,15216%
  • General Government$247,1609%
  • Culture and Recreation$240,2079%
  • Public Safety$181,8307%
  • Community and Economic Development$123,8005%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($4.2M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$478,520$2.1M
Public Safety$332,257$317,381
Health and Social Services$2,500$2,300
General Government$158,946$171,772
Debt Service$349,190$348,690
Culture and Recreation$134,661$311,422
Community and Economic Development$98,550$101,142
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$932,380$935,884

What it spent each year

$4.3M
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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
$100,000$125,000$150,000$175,000$200,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
$100,000$125,000$150,000$175,000$200,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$15,336$189,228$151,761$148,413$137,460

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Urbana; 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 CountyCenter Point-Urbana schools