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Wallingford

$2,910 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($34.52 per $1,000 of taxable value)¹

$910 a yearof that goes to the city ($10.75 per $1,000)

$80,665property taxes the city levies, FY27

$232,753city 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.

Chet PyawasitWallingford City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Connie Marie OlsonWallingford City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Jarrod FischerWallingford Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
Mary MoormanWallingford City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Ronald SabbyWallingford City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Ryan CellanWallingford City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Brian BehrendsWallingford City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Connie OlsonWallingford 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 Wallingford

Homes and businesses in most of Wallingford pay a combined $34.52 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Emmet County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $10.75. Estimate your bill.

Estherville Lincoln Central schools$15.3945%
City of Wallingford$10.7531%
Emmet County$6.1618%
Iowa Lakes Community College$1.274%
Emmet County Assessor$0.652%
Emmet County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.30<1%

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own

Year	Combined	City’s own
FY20	$32.58	$8.10
FY21	$32.61	$8.10
FY22	$32.03	$8.10
FY23	$31.77	$8.10
FY24	$31.87	$8.10
FY25	$33.34	$10.40
FY26	$35.12	$11.46
FY27	$34.52	$10.75

Show the numbers

Year	Combined	City’s own
FY20	$32.58	$8.10
FY21	$32.61	$8.10
FY22	$32.03	$8.10
FY23	$31.77	$8.10
FY24	$31.87	$8.10
FY25	$33.34	$10.40
FY26	$35.12	$11.46
FY27	$34.52	$10.75

Compared with places this size³

Wallingford’s city property tax rate of $10.75 per $1,000 is the 91st lowest of 182 Iowa cities with 100–230 people. The middle of the group is $10.76.

See all 182

#	Place	Rate per $1,000	People
1	Castana	$34.13	103
2	Brayton	$25.07	138
3	Harris	$23.13	145
4	Soldier	$21.92	176
5	Coulter	$21.80	220
6	Chelsea	$21.61	207
7	Smithland	$21.12	184
8	Volga	$20.23	200
9	Alta Vista	$19.88	219
10	Arthur	$19.86	218
11	Coin	$19.59	171
12	Rowan	$19.53	118
13	Chester	$19.30	134
14	Bouton	$19.25	125
15	Ricketts	$19.22	105
16	Garden Grove	$19.20	173
17	Hastings	$18.95	157
18	Swaledale	$18.62	136
19	Jamaica	$18.24	196
20	Hillsboro	$17.68	158
21	Bristow	$17.39	139
22	Woolstock	$17.26	141
23	Prescott	$16.53	186
24	Monmouth	$16.41	129
25	Blockton	$16.37	123
26	Montour	$16.37	199
27	Geneva	$16.25	137
28	Waterville	$16.25	112
29	Little Sioux	$15.74	170
30	Moorhead	$15.68	186
31	Onslow	$15.63	198
32	Linden	$15.62	206
33	Woodburn	$15.59	133
34	Kamrar	$15.47	178
35	Greeley	$15.23	216
36	Goodell	$15.16	139
37	Marne	$15.03	109
38	Marathon	$14.89	221
39	Ladora	$14.74	223
40	Magnolia	$14.68	194
41	Bagley	$14.63	230
42	Davis City	$14.45	178
43	Lucas	$14.40	176
44	Westgate	$14.05	190
45	Palmer	$13.89	137
46	Ayrshire	$13.55	128
47	Searsboro	$13.55	129
48	Lanesboro	$13.53	112
49	Meservey	$13.43	212
50	Calumet	$13.16	144
51	Portsmouth	$13.05	187
52	Clutier	$13.03	209
53	Delaware	$12.86	139
54	Patterson	$12.84	176
55	Clemons	$12.69	135
56	Blencoe	$12.57	223
57	Millersburg	$12.40	135
58	Aurora	$12.40	165
59	Bridgewater	$12.29	145
60	Cushing	$12.18	225
61	Hanlontown	$12.17	200
62	Stout	$12.14	194
63	Webb	$12.10	139
64	Paton	$12.09	217
65	Decatur	$12.08	174
66	Rembrandt	$12.03	199
67	Shambaugh	$11.98	161
68	Lone Rock	$11.92	143
69	East Peru	$11.89	119
70	Henderson	$11.85	140
71	Parnell	$11.78	190
72	Reasnor	$11.76	157
73	Ledyard	$11.74	118
74	Joice	$11.72	206
75	Cantril	$11.69	224
76	Wadena	$11.65	201
77	Exline	$11.60	157
78	Beaman	$11.54	155
79	College Springs	$11.44	172
80	Melrose	$11.27	110
81	Renwick	$11.16	228
82	Linn Grove	$11.15	155
83	Dundee	$11.14	193
84	Randolph	$11.08	183
85	Leighton	$11.07	153
86	Rake	$11.05	179
87	Somers	$10.99	121
88	Frederika	$10.99	206
89	Havelock	$10.95	127
90	Alexander	$10.90	165
91	Lambs Grove	$10.78	174
92	Wallingford	$10.75	154
93	Woden	$10.68	183
94	Barnes City	$10.44	152
95	Stockton	$10.37	171
96	Randall	$10.35	156
97	Dedham	$10.28	221
98	Meriden	$10.28	175
99	Drakesville	$10.24	170
100	North Washington	$10.23	107
101	Dawson	$10.19	110
102	Hancock	$10.13	199
103	Melvin	$10.05	196
104	Barnum	$9.96	186
105	Grafton	$9.83	212
106	Clare	$9.81	133
107	Tingley	$9.81	146
108	Ionia	$9.65	220
109	Rutland	$9.65	116
110	Van Wert	$9.62	175
111	Rock Falls	$9.61	143
112	Kirkville	$9.59	159
113	Superior	$9.58	127
114	Martinsburg	$9.49	109
115	Rippey	$9.42	217
116	Larrabee	$9.41	116
117	Hamilton	$9.35	125
118	Floris	$9.29	119
119	Mitchell	$9.22	118
120	Westphalia	$9.18	133
121	Elberon	$9.16	178
122	Dixon	$9.03	204
123	Blairsburg	$8.93	175
124	Prairieburg	$8.91	156
125	Oakville	$8.89	198
126	Welton	$8.86	124
127	Archer	$8.84	116
128	Luther	$8.83	147
129	Fraser	$8.81	107
130	Macksburg	$8.81	103
131	Washta	$8.65	206
132	Moorland	$8.61	169
133	Pilot Mound	$8.54	155
134	Ollie	$8.44	196
135	Thor	$8.38	182
136	Andover	$8.28	106
137	South English	$8.27	196
138	Thurman	$8.26	162
139	Boxholm	$8.11	177
140	Fostoria	$8.10	229
141	Rome	$8.10	112
142	Westfield	$8.10	121
143	Laurel	$8.10	214
144	Lineville	$8.10	194
145	Vincent	$8.09	125
146	Mount Auburn	$7.86	162
147	Haverhill	$7.86	164
148	Grand River	$7.86	192
149	Olds	$7.86	174
150	Dickens	$7.86	146
151	Castalia	$7.86	141
152	Rose Hill	$7.86	156
153	West Chester	$7.82	147
154	Cromwell	$7.81	104
155	Mcclelland	$7.79	147
156	Luzerne	$7.69	111
157	Lidderdale	$7.68	162
158	Bernard	$7.56	117
159	Fredonia	$7.55	227
160	Braddyville	$7.49	142
161	Alvord	$7.41	216
162	Franklin	$7.31	133
163	Weldon	$7.18	134
164	Brunsville	$6.95	128
165	Packwood	$6.77	186
166	Houghton	$6.73	129
167	Williamson	$6.72	126
168	Lincoln	$6.32	119
169	Gravity	$6.18	149
170	Ackworth	$5.90	117
171	Oakland Acres	$5.88	178
172	Springbrook	$5.79	145
173	Maysville	$5.77	155
174	Harper	$5.29	117
175	Panorama Park	$4.62	142
176	Keomah Village	$3.15	107
177	Mcintire	$2.78	115
178	Sherrill	$2.66	176
179	Centralia	$2.41	117
180	Rickardsville	$2.27	204
181	New Liberty	$2.27	141
182	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$59,02275%
Liability, property & self insurance costs$15,71320%
Total Employee Benefit Levies$4,3516%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Wallingford’s budget goes, FY26

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 182 Iowa cities closest in size (100–230 people).

Where it goes	Of each dollar	Cities this size (182)
Public Safety	51¢	9¢
Business Type / Enterprise	19¢	29¢
General Government	18¢	23¢
Public Works	7¢	25¢
Culture and Recreation	3¢	8¢
Everything else	2¢	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 Safety$95,99541%
General Government$66,35329%
Public Works$27,60012%
Culture and Recreation$26,13011%
Community and Economic Development$15,3757%
Health and Social Services$1,3001%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($76,692 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23

Function	Budget	Spent
Public Works	$47,500	$28,414
Public Safety	$37,000	$39,309
Health and Social Services	$400	$0
General Government	$44,000	$43,485
Debt Service	$0	$0
Culture and Recreation	$4,400	$8,294
Community and Economic Development	$0	$112
Capital Projects	$0	$0
Business Type / Enterprise	$66,000	$43,367

What it spent each year

FY24 left out⁴

$322,192

$263,890

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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? ⁵

What the state pays the city

$15,311 in FY25: down 6% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 25% less. Road Use Tax, the money for streets the state sends every year by formula, is down 14% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 32% less; grants come and go.

In today's dollarsActual dollars

Source	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)	$11,845	$13,519	$13,869	$13,944
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)	–	–	–	$1,367

Show the numbers

Source	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)	$11,845	$13,519	$13,869	$13,944
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)	–	–	–	$1,367

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

Road Use Tax (streets)−32%$16,232 → $13,944, down 14% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 32% 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 9% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 13% less.

$19,683

$18,700

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Federal grants, for comparison: $32,400 in FY25.

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

Wallingford City Council At-Large

5 seats: the top 5 win.

Ronald Sabby Winner3620.9%
Chet Pyawasit Winner3520.4%
Connie Marie Olson Winner3419.8%
Ryan Cellan Winner3419.8%
Mary Moorman Winner3319.2%

Wallingford Mayor

Jarrod Fischer Unopposed37100.0%

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress⁶

David D. Rowley (Sen. 5)Henry Stone (Rep. 9)

U.S. House:District 4

Emmet County Estherville Lincoln Central 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. ↩
The state’s FY24 spending file repeats the year before for nearly every Iowa city, so that year isn’t shown. ↩
From the city’s annual financial reports to the state (Iowa Data Hub, city actual revenues). “Today’s dollars” adjusts each year by the consumer price index for the Midwest, so a flat line in today’s dollars means the money buys the same as before. ↩
Legislative and congressional districts that cover Wallingford; percentages are rough shares of its area. These lawmakers write the state laws and budget Wallingford 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.