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Pilot Mound

$2,090 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($24.87 per $1,000 of taxable value)¹

$720 a yearof that goes to the city ($8.54 per $1,000)

$33,791property taxes the city levies, FY27

$135,977city 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.

Jeffrey ConisPilot Mound City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Robyn CarlsonPilot Mound City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Deck CrouchPilot Mound City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Donald PorterPilot Mound Mayor · elected November 7, 2023
Joshua MillerPilot Mound City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Whitney MillerPilot Mound 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 Pilot Mound

The combined rate in most of Pilot Mound is $24.87 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Everyone else$13.1053%
City of Pilot Mound$8.5434%
Boone County$3.2413%

Compared with places this size³

Pilot Mound’s city property tax rate of $8.54 per $1,000 is the 50th lowest of 180 Iowa cities with 100–230 people. The middle of the group is $10.76.

See all 180

#	Place	Rate per $1,000	People
1	Brayton	$25.07	138
2	Harris	$23.13	145
3	Soldier	$21.92	176
4	Coulter	$21.80	220
5	Chelsea	$21.61	207
6	Smithland	$21.12	184
7	Volga	$20.23	200
8	Alta Vista	$19.88	219
9	Arthur	$19.86	218
10	Coin	$19.59	171
11	Rowan	$19.53	118
12	Chester	$19.30	134
13	Bouton	$19.25	125
14	Ricketts	$19.22	105
15	Garden Grove	$19.20	173
16	Hastings	$18.95	157
17	Swaledale	$18.62	136
18	Jamaica	$18.24	196
19	Hillsboro	$17.68	158
20	Bristow	$17.39	139
21	Woolstock	$17.26	141
22	Prescott	$16.53	186
23	Monmouth	$16.41	129
24	Blockton	$16.37	123
25	Montour	$16.37	199
26	Geneva	$16.25	137
27	Waterville	$16.25	112
28	Little Sioux	$15.74	170
29	Moorhead	$15.68	186
30	Onslow	$15.63	198
31	Linden	$15.62	206
32	Woodburn	$15.59	133
33	Kamrar	$15.47	178
34	Greeley	$15.23	216
35	Goodell	$15.16	139
36	Marne	$15.03	109
37	Marathon	$14.89	221
38	Ladora	$14.74	223
39	Magnolia	$14.68	194
40	Bagley	$14.63	230
41	Davis City	$14.45	178
42	Lucas	$14.40	176
43	Westgate	$14.05	190
44	Palmer	$13.89	137
45	Ayrshire	$13.55	128
46	Searsboro	$13.55	129
47	Lanesboro	$13.53	112
48	Meservey	$13.43	212
49	Calumet	$13.16	144
50	Portsmouth	$13.05	187
51	Clutier	$13.03	209
52	Delaware	$12.86	139
53	Patterson	$12.84	176
54	Clemons	$12.69	135
55	Blencoe	$12.57	223
56	Millersburg	$12.40	135
57	Aurora	$12.40	165
58	Bridgewater	$12.29	145
59	Cushing	$12.18	225
60	Hanlontown	$12.17	200
61	Stout	$12.14	194
62	Webb	$12.10	139
63	Paton	$12.09	217
64	Decatur	$12.08	174
65	Rembrandt	$12.03	199
66	Shambaugh	$11.98	161
67	Lone Rock	$11.92	143
68	East Peru	$11.89	119
69	Henderson	$11.85	140
70	Parnell	$11.78	190
71	Reasnor	$11.76	157
72	Ledyard	$11.74	118
73	Joice	$11.72	206
74	Cantril	$11.69	224
75	Wadena	$11.65	201
76	Exline	$11.60	157
77	Beaman	$11.54	155
78	College Springs	$11.44	172
79	Melrose	$11.27	110
80	Renwick	$11.16	228
81	Linn Grove	$11.15	155
82	Dundee	$11.14	193
83	Randolph	$11.08	183
84	Leighton	$11.07	153
85	Rake	$11.05	179
86	Somers	$10.99	121
87	Frederika	$10.99	206
88	Havelock	$10.95	127
89	Alexander	$10.90	165
90	Lambs Grove	$10.78	174
91	Wallingford	$10.75	154
92	Woden	$10.68	183
93	Barnes City	$10.44	152
94	Stockton	$10.37	171
95	Randall	$10.35	156
96	Dedham	$10.28	221
97	Meriden	$10.28	175
98	Drakesville	$10.24	170
99	North Washington	$10.23	107
100	Dawson	$10.19	110
101	Hancock	$10.13	199
102	Melvin	$10.05	196
103	Barnum	$9.96	186
104	Grafton	$9.83	212
105	Clare	$9.81	133
106	Tingley	$9.81	146
107	Ionia	$9.65	220
108	Rutland	$9.65	116
109	Van Wert	$9.62	175
110	Rock Falls	$9.61	143
111	Kirkville	$9.59	159
112	Superior	$9.58	127
113	Martinsburg	$9.49	109
114	Rippey	$9.42	217
115	Larrabee	$9.41	116
116	Hamilton	$9.35	125
117	Floris	$9.29	119
118	Mitchell	$9.22	118
119	Westphalia	$9.18	133
120	Elberon	$9.16	178
121	Dixon	$9.03	204
122	Blairsburg	$8.93	175
123	Prairieburg	$8.91	156
124	Oakville	$8.89	198
125	Welton	$8.86	124
126	Archer	$8.84	116
127	Luther	$8.83	147
128	Fraser	$8.81	107
129	Washta	$8.65	206
130	Moorland	$8.61	169
131	Pilot Mound	$8.54	155
132	Ollie	$8.44	196
133	Thor	$8.38	182
134	Andover	$8.28	106
135	South English	$8.27	196
136	Thurman	$8.26	162
137	Boxholm	$8.11	177
138	Fostoria	$8.10	229
139	Rome	$8.10	112
140	Westfield	$8.10	121
141	Laurel	$8.10	214
142	Lineville	$8.10	194
143	Vincent	$8.09	125
144	Mount Auburn	$7.86	162
145	Haverhill	$7.86	164
146	Grand River	$7.86	192
147	Olds	$7.86	174
148	Dickens	$7.86	146
149	Castalia	$7.86	141
150	Rose Hill	$7.86	156
151	West Chester	$7.82	147
152	Cromwell	$7.81	104
153	Mcclelland	$7.79	147
154	Luzerne	$7.69	111
155	Lidderdale	$7.68	162
156	Bernard	$7.56	117
157	Fredonia	$7.55	227
158	Braddyville	$7.49	142
159	Alvord	$7.41	216
160	Franklin	$7.31	133
161	Weldon	$7.18	134
162	Brunsville	$6.95	128
163	Packwood	$6.77	186
164	Houghton	$6.73	129
165	Williamson	$6.72	126
166	Lincoln	$6.32	119
167	Gravity	$6.18	149
168	Ackworth	$5.90	117
169	Oakland Acres	$5.88	178
170	Springbrook	$5.79	145
171	Maysville	$5.77	155
172	Harper	$5.29	117
173	Panorama Park	$4.62	142
174	Keomah Village	$3.15	107
175	Mcintire	$2.78	115
176	Sherrill	$2.66	176
177	Centralia	$2.41	117
178	Rickardsville	$2.27	204
179	New Liberty	$2.27	141
180	North Buena Vista	$1.78	107

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$29,17792%
Liability, property & self insurance costs$2,4928%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Pilot Mound’s budget goes, FY26

Where it goes	Of each dollar	Cities this size (180)
Business Type / Enterprise	39¢	29¢
Public Works	25¢	25¢
General Government	25¢	23¢
Culture and Recreation	8¢	8¢
Public Safety	2¢	9¢
Everything else	1¢	2¢

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 (100–230 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$59,30044%
Public Works$42,70031%
Culture and Recreation$18,72714%
Community and Economic Development$10,6008%
Public Safety$4,6503%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($89,000 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23

Function	Budget	Spent
Public Works	$38,550	$42,548
Public Safety	$1,400	$0
Health and Social Services	$1,600	$0
General Government	$35,000	$42,262
Debt Service	$9,000	$8,904
Culture and Recreation	$8,300	$3,995
Community and Economic Development	$2,000	$782
Capital Projects	$0	$0
Business Type / Enterprise	$52,000	$41,011

What it spent each year

$243,734

$139,502

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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

Show the numbers

Program	FY27	FY26	FY25	FY24	FY23
Local option sales tax	$1,779	$22,745	$21,326	$20,961	$19,277

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 1

Pilot Mound City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Robyn Carlson Winner1832.1%
Jeffrey Conis Winner1832.1%
Kari Sanculi 1221.4%
Tina Meldrem 814.3%

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Pilot Mound; 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

Boone CountySoutheast Webster-Grand 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 Pilot Mound; percentages are rough shares of its area. These lawmakers write the state laws and budget Pilot Mound 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.