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Schleswig

Crawford County · How cities work

$2,460 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($29.24 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$870 a yearof that goes to the city ($10.39 per $1,000)
$372,628property taxes the city levies, FY27
$761,245city 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.

  • John FineranSchleswig City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Richard HanlinSchleswig City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Rory DegenSchleswig City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Beth WinquistSchleswig Mayor · elected November 7, 2023
  • Paul OuthouseSchleswig City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Troy M. KluenderSchleswig 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

How the bill is collected · What each levy is for

Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Schleswig

Homes and businesses in most of Schleswig pay a combined $29.24 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Crawford County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $10.39. Estimate your bill.

  • Schleswig schools$10.7337%
  • City of Schleswig$10.3936%
  • Crawford County$4.9017%
  • Crawford County Memorial Hospital$1.405%
  • Western Iowa Tech Community College$1.024%
  • Crawford County Assessor$0.612%
  • Crawford County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.19<1%

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$30.19$9.33
FY21$30.03$9.39
FY22$29.47$9.47
FY23$29.11$9.70
FY24$29.48$10.41
FY25$28.71$10.19
FY26$28.16$9.79
FY27$29.24$10.39
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$30.19$9.33
FY21$30.03$9.39
FY22$29.47$9.47
FY23$29.11$9.70
FY24$29.48$10.41
FY25$28.71$10.19
FY26$28.16$9.79
FY27$29.24$10.39

Compared with places this size3

Schleswig’s city property tax rate of $10.39 per $1,000 is the 40th lowest of 179 Iowa cities with 560–1,200 people. The middle of the group is $12.85.

Elkader: $27.11Exira: $24.81Dayton: $22.51Correctionville: $19.84Villisca: $19.74Allison: $19.06Dumont: $19.04Seymour: $18.78Dexter: $18.69Fonda: $18.52Kanawha: $18.11Greene: $17.91Alden: $17.90New Hartford: $17.69Lansing: $17.67Strawberry Point: $17.58Rockwell: $17.54Walnut: $17.46Murray: $17.44Gowrie: $17.17Colo: $17.14Mapleton: $16.90George: $16.89Fayette: $16.85Adair: $16.84Eddyville: $16.82Elk Horn: $16.78Oxford: $16.70Buffalo Center: $16.58Bancroft: $16.52Eldon: $16.42Early: $16.35Aplington: $16.34Panora: $16.14Mechanicsville: $16.12Armstrong: $15.87Ruthven: $15.84Minden: $15.77Walker: $15.74Newell: $15.49Riceville: $15.31Neola: $15.30Sidney: $15.19Gilbertville: $15.15Stanwood: $15.12Stratford: $15.03Griswold: $15.01Readlyn: $14.99Tripoli: $14.99Hopkinton: $14.79Essex: $14.76Dunlap: $14.56Garnavillo: $14.52Maxwell: $14.50Clermont: $14.30Moulton: $14.25Mcgregor: $14.20Olin: $14.19Primghar: $14.18Sheffield: $14.16Elgin: $14.05Ossian: $13.88Redfield: $13.73Victor: $13.72Edgewood: $13.64Sioux Rapids: $13.63Donnellson: $13.63Gladbrook: $13.58Rockford: $13.52Janesville: $13.43Glidden: $13.43Calmar: $13.39Boyden: $13.39Baxter: $13.32Anita: $13.28Van Horne: $13.27Conrad: $13.23Springville: $13.22Keota: $13.21Shellsburg: $13.20De Soto: $13.18Quasqueton: $13.12Farmington: $13.10Treynor: $13.03Odebolt: $13.00Coggon: $12.99Earlville: $12.90Brighton: $12.88Danville: $12.87Underwood: $12.85Malvern: $12.79Montrose: $12.78Goldfield: $12.73Wellsburg: $12.68Buffalo: $12.68Stanton: $12.62Hospers: $12.58Everly: $12.51Hazleton: $12.48West Point: $12.39Hinton: $12.38Preston: $12.38Alburnett: $12.30Hubbard: $12.30Moravia: $12.27Hedrick: $12.22Carson: $12.22Wheatland: $12.18Schaller: $12.14Winfield: $12.04Elkhart: $12.00Afton: $11.96Lowden: $11.93Tabor: $11.88Albert City: $11.88Aurelia: $11.84Merrill: $11.64Morning Sun: $11.50Battle Creek: $11.49Wall Lake: $11.43West Bend: $11.42Dakota City: $11.39Marcus: $11.31Dunkerton: $11.30Sutherland: $11.25Arcadia: $11.23Whiting: $11.21Melcher-Dallas: $11.21Shelby: $11.17University Heights: $11.12Blairstown: $11.04Manilla: $11.01Hamburg: $10.95Clarence: $10.94Ireton: $10.93Fontanelle: $10.88Grand Mound: $10.78Cambridge: $10.53Swisher: $10.39Melbourne: $10.38Elk Run Heights: $10.33Fredericksburg: $10.27Lake Park: $10.25Ventura: $10.22Inwood: $10.22Milo: $10.20Hartford: $10.16What Cheer: $10.01Newhall: $9.99Graettinger: $9.81Doon: $9.78Long Grove: $9.59Lake View: $9.39Paullina: $9.21Fairbank: $9.00Winthrop: $8.94Crescent: $8.72Keosauqua: $8.58Grand Junction: $8.57Princeton: $8.24Kellogg: $8.10Lakeside: $8.10Riverside: $8.02Agency: $7.94Hills: $7.94Fremont: $7.86Larchwood: $7.52North English: $7.49Sloan: $7.49Sully: $7.41Fruitland: $7.21Lawton: $7.10Wayland: $7.07Raymond: $6.85Keystone: $6.80Shueyville: $6.79Arnolds Park: $4.95Okoboji: $3.83Schleswig: $10.39$3.83 lowest$27.11 highestmiddle
See all 179
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Elkader$27.111,192
2Exira$24.81766
3Dayton$22.51766
4Correctionville$19.84759
5Villisca$19.741,106
6Allison$19.06937
7Dumont$19.04614
8Seymour$18.78646
9Dexter$18.69631
10Fonda$18.52636
11Kanawha$18.11638
12Greene$17.91971
13Alden$17.90738
14New Hartford$17.69555
15Lansing$17.67959
16Strawberry Point$17.581,141
17Rockwell$17.541,044
18Walnut$17.46728
19Murray$17.44609
20Gowrie$17.17943
21Colo$17.14856
22Mapleton$16.901,114
23George$16.891,106
24Fayette$16.851,193
25Adair$16.84792
26Eddyville$16.82965
27Elk Horn$16.78631
28Oxford$16.70715
29Buffalo Center$16.58839
30Bancroft$16.52677
31Eldon$16.42788
32Early$16.35571
33Aplington$16.341,088
34Panora$16.141,096
35Mechanicsville$16.12974
36Armstrong$15.87847
37Ruthven$15.84710
38Minden$15.77581
39Walker$15.74671
40Newell$15.49850
41Riceville$15.31807
42Neola$15.30917
43Sidney$15.191,048
44Gilbertville$15.15792
45Stanwood$15.12612
46Stratford$15.03688
47Griswold$15.01975
48Readlyn$14.99857
49Tripoli$14.991,208
50Hopkinton$14.79622
51Essex$14.76721
52Dunlap$14.561,030
53Garnavillo$14.52751
54Maxwell$14.50862
55Clermont$14.30571
56Moulton$14.25596
57Mcgregor$14.20725
58Olin$14.19652
59Primghar$14.18893
60Sheffield$14.161,123
61Elgin$14.05676
62Ossian$13.88777
63Redfield$13.73719
64Victor$13.72852
65Edgewood$13.64908
66Sioux Rapids$13.63722
67Donnellson$13.63859
68Gladbrook$13.58775
69Rockford$13.52722
70Janesville$13.431,052
71Glidden$13.431,140
72Calmar$13.391,100
73Boyden$13.39694
74Baxter$13.32983
75Anita$13.28953
76Van Horne$13.27768
77Conrad$13.231,098
78Springville$13.221,161
79Keota$13.21888
80Shellsburg$13.20987
81De Soto$13.18937
82Quasqueton$13.12587
83Farmington$13.10583
84Treynor$13.031,104
85Odebolt$13.00967
86Coggon$12.99691
87Earlville$12.90713
88Brighton$12.88592
89Danville$12.87910
90Underwood$12.85973
91Malvern$12.791,056
92Montrose$12.78734
93Goldfield$12.73617
94Wellsburg$12.68709
95Buffalo$12.681,163
96Stanton$12.62664
97Hospers$12.58703
98Everly$12.51570
99Hazleton$12.48711
100West Point$12.39903
101Hinton$12.38959
102Preston$12.38940
103Alburnett$12.30672
104Hubbard$12.30837
105Moravia$12.27625
106Hedrick$12.22717
107Carson$12.22772
108Wheatland$12.18765
109Schaller$12.14702
110Winfield$12.041,006
111Elkhart$12.001,079
112Afton$11.96864
113Lowden$11.93767
114Tabor$11.88983
115Albert City$11.88627
116Aurelia$11.84970
117Merrill$11.64713
118Morning Sun$11.50702
119Battle Creek$11.49683
120Wall Lake$11.43739
121West Bend$11.42770
122Dakota City$11.39764
123Marcus$11.311,069
124Dunkerton$11.30840
125Sutherland$11.25628
126Arcadia$11.23588
127Whiting$11.21725
128Melcher-Dallas$11.211,193
129Shelby$11.17730
130University Heights$11.121,188
131Blairstown$11.04705
132Manilla$11.01756
133Hamburg$10.95863
134Clarence$10.94991
135Ireton$10.93571
136Fontanelle$10.88684
137Grand Mound$10.78608
138Cambridge$10.53844
139Swisher$10.39909
140Schleswig$10.39820
141Melbourne$10.38771
142Elk Run Heights$10.331,061
143Fredericksburg$10.27983
144Lake Park$10.251,155
145Ventura$10.22701
146Inwood$10.22962
147Milo$10.20762
148Hartford$10.16729
149What Cheer$10.01595
150Newhall$9.99887
151Graettinger$9.81810
152Doon$9.78640
153Long Grove$9.59849
154Lake View$9.391,120
155Paullina$9.21979
156Fairbank$9.001,133
157Winthrop$8.94814
158Crescent$8.72626
159Keosauqua$8.58944
160Grand Junction$8.57715
161Princeton$8.24917
162Kellogg$8.10597
163Lakeside$8.10695
164Riverside$8.021,063
165Agency$7.94623
166Hills$7.94911
167Fremont$7.86688
168Larchwood$7.52954
169North English$7.491,030
170Sloan$7.491,078
171Sully$7.41891
172Fruitland$7.21928
173Lawton$7.10949
174Wayland$7.07935
175Raymond$6.85754
176Keystone$6.80616
177Shueyville$6.79725
178Arnolds Park$4.951,214
179Okoboji$3.83729

The $8.10 limit

Schleswig’s general levy is $8.21 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.11 above the limit; it has to come down in steps.4 150 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.21 · FY26 $8.21 · FY27 $8.21 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $2.18 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$1.69 · $60,221
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$0.49 · $17,608

Tax increment financing (TIF)

$2.2M of taxable value in Schleswig is in TIF districts’ increment (6% of the city’s taxable value), 2025 valuations, taxed in FY27.6

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 $22,857 of the city’s own.

  • Schleswig schools$17,295
  • Crawford County$10,781

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$292,59379%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$60,22116%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$17,6085%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Schleswig’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 54¢ of every dollar54¢Public Works: 21¢ of every dollar21¢Culture and Recreation: 10¢ of every dollar10¢General Government: 7¢ of every dollarPublic Safety: 6¢ of every dollarEverything else: 1¢ 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 178 Iowa cities closest in size (560–1,200 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (178)
Business Type / Enterprise54¢40¢
Public Works21¢16¢
Culture and Recreation10¢9¢
General Government7¢9¢
Public Safety6¢10¢
Everything else1¢2¢

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$408,70654%
  • Culture and Recreation$148,86520%
  • General Government$98,40413%
  • Public Safety$86,95011%
  • Community and Economic Development$18,3202%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($723,642 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$303,740$296,095
Public Safety$74,823$47,996
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$69,885$66,304
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$119,710$101,247
Community and Economic Development$13,120$28,389
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$350,186$1.3M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out8

$3.1M
$2.0M

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Schleswig owes

$3.0M at June 30, 2026: $3,628 per resident. 219th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).9

$3.6M
$3.0M
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$3.0M$3,628
2025$3.2M$3,855
2024$3.4M$4,082
2023$3.6M$4,301
2022$0$0
2021$0$0
2020$0$0
2019$0$0
2018$0$0
2017$0$0
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$90,000$108
2012$180,000$217
2011$276,907$334
2010$386,974$466
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$3.0M$3,628
2025$3.2M$3,855
2024$3.4M$4,082
2023$3.6M$4,301
2022$0$0
2021$0$0
2020$0$0
2019$0$0
2018$0$0
2017$0$0
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$90,000$108
2012$180,000$217
2011$276,907$334
2010$386,974$466

Up 678% since 2010.

The 5% limit10

General obligation debt is $0, 0% of the limit of about $3.6M (5% of $71.8M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

1 obligation at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
Revenue BondsNew lagoon2041$3.0M

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. Schleswig’s latest audit has them: Annual Examination, period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF).

Audits12

The latest: Annual Examination for the period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF), released Thursday, April 2, 2026, by the Auditor of State.

The report has no Schedule of Findings Iowa Funnel could read.

3 earlier reports for Schleswig

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: $122,851 in FY25, up 8% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 14% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$116,030$114,217$117,240$117,876
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)–$3,483$2,985$4,975

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−18%$113,942 → $117,876, up 3% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 18% 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 45% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 16% more.

$111,972
$111,080

Federal grants, for comparison: $400,000 in FY25.

Business awards

Every award statewide

State economic development awards

Community college new jobs training: 1 contract since 2008 worth $105K, for 32 pledged jobs.

Awards statewide

Elections

Running for mayor and city council

Filing opens Monday, August 23, 2027: in 284 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 · 1

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Schleswig; 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.

  • Schleswig City Council At-Large (2 seats)
    Now held by Troy M. Kluender, Paul Outhouse
  • Schleswig Mayor
    Now held by Beth Winquist

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

Jason Schultz (Sen. 6)Steven C. Holt (Rep. 12)

U.S. House:District 4

Crawford CountySchleswig schools