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Mount Pleasant

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$2,680 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($31.78 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,010 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.94 per $1,000)
$4.6Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$13.5Mcity 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.

No officials known 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

Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Mount Pleasant

Homes and businesses in most of Mount Pleasant pay a combined $25.81 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Henry County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $11.94. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own
0$10$20$30$40’20’22’24’26’27CombinedCity’s own
0$10$20$30$40’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27CombinedCity’s own
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$31.68$12.18
FY21$32.76$11.94
FY22$32.64$11.57
FY23$32.85$11.56
FY24$32.96$12.55
FY25$31.53$12.18
FY26$32.68$12.18
FY27$31.78$11.94
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$31.68$12.18
FY21$32.76$11.94
FY22$32.64$11.57
FY23$32.85$11.56
FY24$32.96$12.55
FY25$31.53$12.18
FY26$32.68$12.18
FY27$31.78$11.94

Compared with places this size3

Mount Pleasant’s city property tax rate of $11.94 per $1,000 is the 11th lowest of 39 Iowa cities with 5,800–12,000 people. The middle of the group is $14.99.

Oelwein: $20.16Keokuk: $19.68Independence: $19.01Fort Madison: $18.84Denison: $18.69Perry: $17.91Waverly: $17.53Atlantic: $17.48Knoxville: $17.46Fairfield: $16.69Webster City: $16.51Anamosa: $15.95Charles City: $15.95Grinnell: $15.60Decorah: $15.52Estherville: $15.27Washington: $15.21Storm Lake: $15.17Boone: $15.13Creston: $14.99Nevada: $14.58Oskaloosa: $14.47Orange City: $14.01Spencer: $13.84Hiawatha: $13.78Adel: $13.43Maquoketa: $12.85Pleasant Hill: $12.10Tiffin: $11.80Carroll: $11.25Le Mars: $11.18Sioux Center: $11.05Polk City: $11.00Bondurant: $10.82Pella: $10.75Clear Lake: $9.85Asbury: $8.32Eldridge: $8.13Mount Pleasant: $11.94$8.13 lowest$20.16 highestmiddle
See all 39
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Oelwein$20.165,788
2Keokuk$19.689,462
3Independence$19.016,266
4Fort Madison$18.849,983
5Denison$18.698,302
6Perry$17.918,046
7Waverly$17.5310,576
8Atlantic$17.486,717
9Knoxville$17.467,440
10Fairfield$16.699,511
11Webster City$16.517,763
12Anamosa$15.955,845
13Charles City$15.957,081
14Grinnell$15.609,495
15Decorah$15.527,454
16Estherville$15.275,796
17Washington$15.217,281
18Storm Lake$15.1711,627
19Boone$15.1312,461
20Creston$14.997,421
21Nevada$14.587,082
22Oskaloosa$14.4711,575
23Orange City$14.016,547
24Spencer$13.8411,418
25Hiawatha$13.787,347
26Adel$13.436,763
27Maquoketa$12.856,064
28Pleasant Hill$12.1011,942
29Mount Pleasant$11.948,509
30Tiffin$11.806,695
31Carroll$11.2510,125
32Le Mars$11.1810,674
33Sioux Center$11.058,675
34Polk City$11.006,430
35Bondurant$10.829,511
36Pella$10.7510,965
37Clear Lake$9.857,602
38Asbury$8.326,051
39Eldridge$8.136,967

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$3.0M65%
  • Debt Service Levy$1.3M27%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$367,9798%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Mount Pleasant’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 56¢ of every dollar56¢Capital Projects: 17¢ of every dollar17¢Public Safety: 7¢ of every dollar7¢General Government: 5¢ of every dollarDebt Service: 5¢ of every dollarEverything else: 10¢ of every dollar10¢

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 38 Iowa cities closest in size (5,800–12,000 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (38)
Business Type / Enterprise56¢35¢
Capital Projects17¢22¢
Public Safety7¢13¢
General Government5¢5¢
Debt Service5¢7¢
Everything else10¢18¢

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$4.9M36%
  • Public Safety$2.3M17%
  • Public Works$1.9M14%
  • General Government$1.4M11%
  • Debt Service$1.4M10%
  • Culture and Recreation$1.3M10%
  • Community and Economic Development$330,8122%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($15.7M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$1.4M$1.1M
Public Safety$1.8M$1.9M
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$1.2M$1.3M
Debt Service$1.6M$1.7M
Culture and Recreation$1.5M$1.3M
Community and Economic Development$315,201$267,052
Capital Projects$1.3M$2.7M
Business Type / Enterprise$19.7M$15.2M

What it spent each year

$28.8M
$25.3M
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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 27% since FY23; up 16% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$1.0M$1.3M$1.5M$1.8M$2.0M’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
$1.0M$1.3M$1.5M$1.8M$2.0M’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$110,433$1.5M$1.2M$1.2M$1.2M
Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$110,433$1.5M$1.2M$1.2M$1.2M

Elections

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Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress4

Adrian Dickey (Sen. 44)Jeff Shipley (Rep. 87)

U.S. House:District 1

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