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New Hampton

Chickasaw County · How cities work

$2,760 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($32.78 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,130 a yearof that goes to the city ($13.44 per $1,000)
$2.3Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$5.6Mcity 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.

  • Kerstin SchwickerathNew Hampton City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Deb LarsenNew Hampton City Council Ward 1 · elected November 7, 2023
  • Jason SpeltzNew Hampton City Council Ward 3 · elected November 7, 2023
  • Joe DennerNew Hampton City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Steve GeertsNew Hampton Mayor · elected November 7, 2023
  • Sarah DungeyNew Hampton Park and Recreation Board · elected November 4, 2025
  • Brian MooreNew Hampton Park and Recreation Board · elected November 7, 2023
  • Megan AbbasNew Hampton Park and Recreation Board · 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

How the bill is collected · What each levy is for

Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in New Hampton

Homes and businesses in most of New Hampton pay a combined $32.78 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Chickasaw County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $13.44. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

Per $1,000 of taxable value: the typical combined rate people in New Hampton pay, and the city government’s own piece of it.

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.55$13.23
FY21$32.53$13.98
FY22$30.52$12.32
FY23$30.12$12.73
FY24$30.14$12.37
FY25$32.79$13.82
FY26$33.29$13.75
FY27$32.78$13.44
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.55$13.23
FY21$32.53$13.98
FY22$30.52$12.32
FY23$30.12$12.73
FY24$30.14$12.37
FY25$32.79$13.82
FY26$33.29$13.75
FY27$32.78$13.44

Compared with places this size3

New Hampton’s city property tax rate of $13.44 per $1,000 is the 26th lowest of 66 Iowa cities with 2,300–5,100 people. The middle of the group is $14.40.

Eldora: $26.87Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Sibley: $19.77Albia: $19.70Eagle Grove: $19.32Iowa Falls: $18.86West Liberty: $18.68Chariton: $18.37Toledo: $18.21Tama: $17.74Clarion: $17.74Missouri Valley: $17.68Madrid: $16.93West Union: $16.60Grundy Center: $16.36Belle Plaine: $16.34Vinton: $16.25Colfax: $16.25Cresco: $16.13Marengo: $16.10Humboldt: $16.00Forest City: $15.77Postville: $15.68Tipton: $15.54Harlan: $15.07Shenandoah: $15.02Jefferson: $14.88Hampton: $14.86Carlisle: $14.82Waukon: $14.76Rock Rapids: $14.57Monticello: $14.49Jesup: $14.31Windsor Heights: $14.30Osage: $14.29Rock Valley: $13.76Emmetsburg: $13.70Wilton: $13.62Mount Vernon: $13.50Hudson: $13.19Center Point: $13.19Hawarden: $13.02Garner: $12.86Camanche: $12.75Bellevue: $12.67Le Claire: $12.64Milford: $12.57Onawa: $12.32Hull: $11.79Huxley: $11.68Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Mitchellville: $11.54Solon: $11.53Williamsburg: $11.11Ely: $11.08Carter Lake: $10.67Story City: $10.39Kalona: $10.37Dyersville: $10.27West Burlington: $10.15Robins: $9.68Fairfax: $8.10Evansdale: $8.00New Hampton: $13.44$8.00 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
See all 66
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Eldora$26.872,595
2Bloomfield$20.412,773
3Belmond$19.862,405
4Sibley$19.772,787
5Albia$19.703,579
6Eagle Grove$19.323,615
7Iowa Falls$18.864,993
8West Liberty$18.683,724
9Chariton$18.374,278
10Toledo$18.212,372
11Tama$17.742,997
12Clarion$17.742,751
13Missouri Valley$17.682,638
14Madrid$16.932,824
15West Union$16.602,435
16Grundy Center$16.362,821
17Belle Plaine$16.342,335
18Vinton$16.254,962
19Colfax$16.252,305
20Cresco$16.133,890
21Marengo$16.102,415
22Humboldt$16.004,774
23Forest City$15.774,199
24Postville$15.682,418
25Tipton$15.543,059
26Harlan$15.074,898
27Shenandoah$15.024,878
28Jefferson$14.884,148
29Hampton$14.864,340
30Carlisle$14.824,381
31Waukon$14.763,799
32Rock Rapids$14.572,709
33Monticello$14.494,095
34Jesup$14.312,541
35Windsor Heights$14.305,106
36Osage$14.293,559
37Rock Valley$13.764,024
38Emmetsburg$13.703,632
39Wilton$13.622,914
40Mount Vernon$13.504,518
41New Hampton$13.443,433
42Hudson$13.192,916
43Center Point$13.192,578
44Hawarden$13.022,630
45Garner$12.863,049
46Camanche$12.754,536
47Bellevue$12.672,321
48Le Claire$12.644,776
49Milford$12.573,258
50Onawa$12.322,795
51Hull$11.792,459
52Huxley$11.684,737
53Cascade$11.642,396
54West Branch$11.632,876
55Mitchellville$11.542,686
56Solon$11.533,284
57Williamsburg$11.113,380
58Ely$11.082,371
59Carter Lake$10.673,752
60Story City$10.393,439
61Kalona$10.372,762
62Dyersville$10.274,559
63West Burlington$10.153,249
64Robins$9.683,362
65Fairfax$8.102,937
66Evansdale$8.004,515

The $8.10 limit

New Hampton’s general levy is $8.53 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.43 above the limit; it has to come down in steps.4 21 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.88 · FY26 $8.70 · FY27 $8.53 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $4.91 more5

  • Debt Service Levy$2.22 · $410,103
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1.63 · $267,768
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$1.06 · $173,850

Tax increment financing (TIF)

$20.2M of taxable value in New Hampton is in TIF districts’ increment (11% of the city’s taxable value), 2025 valuations, taxed in FY27.6 It budgeted $337,300 in TIF revenue for FY25.

$381,228
$276,206

What that value would raise at each government’s rate, FY277

Taxes on TIF value go to the city’s TIF fund instead of the governments that levy them, including about $226,980 of the city’s own.

  • New Hampton schools$199,835
  • Chickasaw County$95,160
YearTIF revenue
FY16$368,270
FY17$381,228
FY18$274,858
FY19$253,860
FY20$159,009
FY21$266,669
FY22$206,815
FY23$276,206
Show the numbers
YearTIF revenue
FY16$368,270
FY17$381,228
FY18$274,858
FY19$253,860
FY20$159,009
FY21$266,669
FY22$206,815
FY23$276,206

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$1.4M62%
  • Debt Service Levy$410,10318%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$267,76812%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$173,8508%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of New Hampton’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 73¢ of every dollar73¢Public Safety: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Culture and Recreation: 5¢ of every dollarGeneral Government: 4¢ of every dollarPublic Works: 4¢ of every dollarEverything else: 6¢ of every dollar

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 65 Iowa cities closest in size (2,300–5,100 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (65)
Business Type / Enterprise73¢37¢
Public Safety8¢13¢
Culture and Recreation5¢8¢
General Government4¢5¢
Public Works4¢9¢
Everything else6¢28¢

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$1.2M21%
  • Public Safety$1.0M18%
  • Culture and Recreation$892,64416%
  • General Government$670,91612%
  • Public Works$655,63512%
  • Community and Economic Development$623,66411%
  • Debt Service$561,41910%
  • Health and Social Services$3000%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($12.3M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$727,700$660,897
Public Safety$862,826$1.0M
Health and Social Services$1,660$1,630
General Government$479,401$574,033
Debt Service$366,021$366,020
Culture and Recreation$822,749$830,574
Community and Economic Development$551,182$533,732
Capital Projects$293,000$472,019
Business Type / Enterprise$8.1M$10.6M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out8

$21.0M
$19.9M

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What New Hampton owes

$17.4M at June 30, 2026: $4,989 per resident. 130th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).9

$20.8M
$17.4M
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$17.4M$4,989
2025$17.6M$5,030
2024$18.2M$5,204
2023$19.1M$5,472
2022$20.0M$5,727
2021$20.8M$5,940
2020$17.9M$5,116
2019$3.3M$949
2018$4.0M$1,154
2017$4.9M$1,407
2016$3.5M$989
2015$3.3M$939
2014$5.3M$1,504
2013$5.9M$1,689
2012$6.5M$1,869
2011$5.4M$1,551
2010$6.0M$1,703
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$17.4M$4,989
2025$17.6M$5,030
2024$18.2M$5,204
2023$19.1M$5,472
2022$20.0M$5,727
2021$20.8M$5,940
2020$17.9M$5,116
2019$3.3M$949
2018$4.0M$1,154
2017$4.9M$1,407
2016$3.5M$989
2015$3.3M$939
2014$5.3M$1,504
2013$5.9M$1,689
2012$6.5M$1,869
2011$5.4M$1,551
2010$6.0M$1,703

Up 193% since 2010.

The 5% limit10

General obligation debt is $820,000, 5% of the limit of about $15.9M (5% of $317.5M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

8 obligations at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
Revenue Bonds2019 Electric Utility Capital Improvement Project2045$7.8M
Revenue Bonds2020 Electric Revenue Capital Loan Notes2045$3.2M
Revenue Bonds2020C Communications Utility2035$1.8M
LoansIowa State Revolving Fund for WWTP construction project2027$1.3M
Revenue Bonds2020A Communications Utility2035$1.3M
General Obligation2017 Street Repairs, Pool Improvements2032$820,000
Revenue Bonds2020B Communications Utility2035$587,000
Revenue Bonds2020D Communications Utility2035$587,000

General obligation bonds are repaid from property taxes; revenue bonds and loans from the fees or revenue they’re tied to. On the Treasurer’s site

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances11. New Hampton’s latest audit has them: Financial Statement, period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF).

Audits12

The latest: Financial Statement for the period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF), released Tuesday, February 17, 2026, by a CPA firm.

16 earlier reports for New Hampton

State money

What the State of Iowa pays the city each year, and whether it has kept up with prices. Does state money keep pace? 13

What the state pays the city every year

Road Use Tax for streets, the commercial and industrial tax “backfill”, and ambulance reimbursement, paid every year by formula: $517,668 in FY25, up 3% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 18% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$495,480$489,166$501,212$517,668
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)––––

Grants and project money

State grants and money for specific projects (roads, development, natural resources) vary with what the city applies for and wins, so they aren’t counted as the state’s regular support.

$454,175
  • State grants$454,175100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$19,298
FY20$380,558
FY21$89,840
FY22$342,028
FY23$308,137
FY24$41,911
FY25$454,175
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$19,298
FY20$380,558
FY21$89,840
FY22$342,028
FY23$308,137
FY24$41,911
FY25$454,175

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−11%$461,322 → $517,668, up 12% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 11% less

Collected by the state for the city

The local option sales tax is a city tax voters approved; the state collects it with the state sales tax and sends it back. It isn’t state aid. It’s up 44% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 15% more.

$587,749
$583,291

Federal grants, for comparison: $215,974 in FY24.

Business awards

Every award statewide

State economic development awards

Community college new jobs training: 18 contracts since 2003 worth $4.8M, for 779 pledged jobs.

Awards statewide

Elections

Running for mayor and city council

Filing opens Monday, August 23, 2027: in 285 days.

For the Tuesday, November 2, 2027 election, candidates file Monday, August 23, 2027 to Thursday, September 16, 2027 with the county auditor (or the city clerk, if the auditor names the clerk to take them)14.

In a city that can hold a primary, filing runs Monday, August 9, 2027 to Thursday, August 26, 2027.

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 4

    No candidates listed.

      No candidates listed.

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

      Who has filed for Tuesday, November 2, 2027

      Filing hasn’t opened. These seats are expected on the ballot.

      • New Hampton City Council At-Large
        Now held by Joe Denner
      • New Hampton City Council Ward 1
        Now held by Deb Larsen
      • New Hampton City Council Ward 3
        Now held by Jason Speltz
      • New Hampton Mayor
        Now held by Steve Geerts
      • New Hampton Park and Recreation Board (2 seats)
        Now held by Brian Moore, Megan Abbas

      Candidates as county auditors and civicAPI list them; a filing can take a few days to appear here15.

      Past ballot measures

      None found since 2022.

      When a measure can be on the ballot

      • Tuesday, March 2, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
      • Tuesday, September 14, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
      • Tuesday, November 2, 2027 · any question, including bonds
      • Tuesday, March 7, 2028 · no bond or debt questions

      Bonds and other borrowing can only go on the November ballot16.

      Related places

      At the Statehouse and in Congress17

      Sandy Salmon (Sen. 29)Charley Thomson (Rep. 58)

      U.S. House:District 2

      Chickasaw CountyNew Hampton schools