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$2,630 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($31.20 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$930 a yearof that goes to the city ($10.99 per $1,000)
$960,639property taxes the city levies, FY27
$3.2Mcity 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.

  • Brian C. ReimersOgden City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • David Scott OhlsonOgden City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Margaret E ListonOgden Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Aaron CraneOgden City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Lori F. AndersonOgden City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Margaret ListonOgden 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 Ogden

The combined rate in most of Ogden is $31.20 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

  • Ogden schools$13.3843%
  • City of Ogden$10.9935%
  • Boone County$3.2410%
  • Boone County Hospital$2.217%
  • Des Moines Area Community. College$0.813%
  • Boone County Assessor$0.431%
  • Boone County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.13<1%

Compared with places this size3

Ogden’s city property tax rate of $10.99 per $1,000 is the 11th lowest of 106 Iowa cities with 1,300–2,900 people. The middle of the group is $14.18.

Eldora: $26.87Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Sibley: $19.77Sac City: $19.69Traer: $19.56Corning: $19.36Lake City: $19.32Corydon: $18.22Toledo: $18.21La Porte City: $18.08Clarion: $17.74Britt: $17.72Missouri Valley: $17.68Madrid: $16.93Manson: $16.87Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63West Union: $16.60Audubon: $16.52Roland: $16.51Monona: $16.41Grundy Center: $16.36Belle Plaine: $16.34Colfax: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Marengo: $16.10Holstein: $15.81State Center: $15.80Pleasantville: $15.80Postville: $15.68Earlham: $15.55Brooklyn: $15.49Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Logan: $15.05Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $14.80Bedford: $14.66Lenox: $14.65Manning: $14.62Van Meter: $14.60Rock Rapids: $14.57Jesup: $14.31Nora Springs: $14.25Kingsley: $14.25Urbana: $14.20Parkersburg: $14.15Hartley: $14.11Ida Grove: $14.10Woodward: $14.05Guthrie Center: $14.04Lake Mills: $13.82Montezuma: $13.79Gilbert: $13.71Wilton: $13.62Avoca: $13.51Wapello: $13.29Hudson: $13.19Center Point: $13.19Greenfield: $13.13Hawarden: $13.02Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93Slater: $12.79Bellevue: $12.67Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Onawa: $12.32Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Atkins: $11.99Wellman: $11.88Blue Grass: $11.79Hull: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Mitchellville: $11.54Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Ely: $11.08Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Kalona: $10.37Walcott: $10.29Peosta: $9.82Epworth: $9.42Walford: $8.72Lone Tree: $8.13Fairfax: $8.10Ogden: $10.99$8.10 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Eldora$26.872,595
2Pocahontas$20.791,848
3Rockwell City$20.742,185
4Bloomfield$20.412,773
5Belmond$19.862,405
6Sibley$19.772,787
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
14Clarion$17.742,751
15Britt$17.722,001
16Missouri Valley$17.682,638
17Madrid$16.932,824
18Manson$16.871,646
19Nashua$16.811,515
20Ackley$16.631,538
21West Union$16.602,435
22Audubon$16.522,008
23Roland$16.511,376
24Monona$16.411,462
25Grundy Center$16.362,821
26Belle Plaine$16.342,335
27Colfax$16.252,305
28Durant$16.241,798
29Lamoni$16.152,072
30Marengo$16.102,415
31Holstein$15.811,475
32State Center$15.801,403
33Pleasantville$15.801,696
34Postville$15.682,418
35Earlham$15.551,411
36Brooklyn$15.491,474
37Stuart$15.481,887
38Mount Ayr$15.321,616
39Granger$15.222,095
40Sigourney$15.201,974
41Guttenberg$15.191,804
42Logan$15.051,351
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
49Rock Rapids$14.572,709
50Jesup$14.312,541
51Nora Springs$14.251,330
52Kingsley$14.251,394
53Urbana$14.201,635
54Parkersburg$14.151,986
55Hartley$14.111,584
56Ida Grove$14.101,988
57Woodward$14.051,383
58Guthrie Center$14.041,579
59Lake Mills$13.822,077
60Montezuma$13.791,421
61Gilbert$13.711,397
62Wilton$13.622,914
63Avoca$13.511,685
64Wapello$13.292,026
65Hudson$13.192,916
66Center Point$13.192,578
67Greenfield$13.131,988
68Hawarden$13.022,630
69Akron$12.931,545
70Leon$12.931,779
71Slater$12.791,626
72Bellevue$12.672,321
73Sanborn$12.621,463
74New London$12.561,853
75Lisbon$12.502,238
76Dallas Center$12.421,993
77Onawa$12.322,795
78Remsen$12.321,681
79Monroe$12.282,021
80Denver$12.271,955
81Alta$12.132,039
82Reinbeck$12.101,673
83Atkins$11.992,168
84Wellman$11.881,531
85Blue Grass$11.791,707
86Hull$11.792,459
87Columbus Junction$11.711,794
88Cascade$11.642,396
89West Branch$11.632,876
90Mitchellville$11.542,686
91Palo$11.491,554
92Prairie City$11.381,722
93Northwood$11.282,047
94Mediapolis$11.271,679
95Ely$11.082,371
96Ogden$10.991,970
97Farley$10.911,723
98Oakland$10.851,519
99Moville$10.671,707
100Kalona$10.372,762
101Walcott$10.291,556
102Peosta$9.822,195
103Epworth$9.422,042
104Walford$8.721,357
105Lone Tree$8.131,341
106Fairfax$8.102,937

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$653,75168%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$155,40916%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$149,38416%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Ogden’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 65¢ of every dollar65¢Capital Projects: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Public Works: 7¢ of every dollarPublic Safety: 6¢ of every dollarCommunity and Economic Development: 5¢ of every dollarEverything else: 8¢ of every dollar8¢$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (105)
Business Type / Enterprise65¢41¢
Capital Projects10¢14¢
Public Works7¢11¢
Public Safety6¢11¢
Community and Economic Development5¢3¢
Everything else8¢14¢

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 105 Iowa cities closest in size (1,300–2,900 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$1.2M37%
  • Public Works$619,70419%
  • Public Safety$490,32215%
  • General Government$405,87913%
  • Culture and Recreation$329,49210%
  • Community and Economic Development$139,3044%
  • Health and Social Services$15,7500%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($5.8M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$473,100$609,887
Public Safety$450,377$435,592
Health and Social Services$11,150$7,150
General Government$356,746$336,532
Debt Service$167,051$230,400
Culture and Recreation$345,606$240,075
Community and Economic Development$921,200$624,590
Capital Projects$110,000$262,110
Business Type / Enterprise$3.5M$688,211

What it spent each year

$8.7M
$3.4M
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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 18% since FY23; up 8% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$200,000$250,000$300,000$350,000$400,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
$200,000$250,000$300,000$350,000$400,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$22,577$288,656$270,649$266,014$244,647

Elections

Most recent: March 3, 2026

City · 1

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress4

Jesse Green (Sen. 24)Chad Behn (Rep. 48)

U.S. House:District 4

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