City

Renwick

$2,710 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($32.13 per $1,000 of taxable value)¹

$940 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.16 per $1,000)

$261,279property taxes the city levies, FY27

$543,309city 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.

Courtney PalmerRenwick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Dylan NelsonRenwick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Gary LoftusRenwick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Taylor KunertRenwick Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
Andrew BerteRenwick City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Daniel KraftRenwick City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Robert WolfRenwick 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 Renwick

The combined rate in most of Renwick is $32.13 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Humboldt schools$11.7737%
City of Renwick$11.1635%
Humboldt County$5.7418%
Iowa Central Community. College$1.575%
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital$0.873%
Humboldt County Assessor$0.722%
Humboldt County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.30<1%

Compared with places this size³

Renwick’s city property tax rate of $11.16 per $1,000 is the 90th lowest of 199 Iowa cities with 150–340 people. The middle of the group is $11.65.

See all 199

#	Place	Rate per $1,000	People
1	Fenton	$22.05	250
2	Soldier	$21.92	176
3	Coulter	$21.80	220
4	Chelsea	$21.61	207
5	Elliott	$21.61	328
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	Garden Grove	$19.20	173
12	Fort Atkinson	$19.19	300
13	Hastings	$18.95	157
14	Cumberland	$18.42	248
15	Jamaica	$18.24	196
16	Hillsboro	$17.68	158
17	Pierson	$17.12	335
18	Pisgah	$17.09	248
19	Lakota	$16.84	261
20	Marble Rock	$16.78	258
21	Auburn	$16.65	253
22	Prescott	$16.53	186
23	Irwin	$16.46	320
24	Montour	$16.37	199
25	Corwith	$16.22	259
26	Deep River	$16.18	243
27	Waucoma	$16.17	235
28	Granville	$16.00	302
29	Minburn	$15.75	317
30	Little Sioux	$15.74	170
31	Moorhead	$15.68	186
32	Onslow	$15.63	198
33	Linden	$15.62	206
34	Kamrar	$15.47	178
35	Peterson	$15.27	321
36	Greeley	$15.23	216
37	Riverton	$14.94	243
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	Halbur	$14.37	268
45	Crystal Lake	$14.36	243
46	Kimballton	$14.27	281
47	Steamboat Rock	$14.19	261
48	Westgate	$14.05	190
49	Mystic	$14.01	318
50	Diagonal	$13.91	331
51	Mondamin	$13.82	335
52	Fertile	$13.70	300
53	Stockport	$13.68	272
54	Kellerton	$13.60	241
55	Quimby	$13.58	245
56	Meservey	$13.43	212
57	Persia	$13.41	292
58	Lacona	$13.38	336
59	Leland	$13.31	240
60	Ute	$13.26	326
61	Harcourt	$13.21	257
62	Bennett	$13.16	330
63	Ridgeway	$13.10	261
64	Farmersburg	$13.09	264
65	Portsmouth	$13.05	187
66	Clutier	$13.03	209
67	Templeton	$12.91	337
68	Silver City	$12.87	244
69	Patterson	$12.84	176
70	Martelle	$12.83	250
71	Malcom	$12.82	257
72	Blencoe	$12.57	223
73	Williams	$12.57	299
74	Maurice	$12.56	271
75	Clearfield	$12.50	277
76	Kensett	$12.47	256
77	Mccausland	$12.45	314
78	Aurora	$12.40	165
79	Modale	$12.34	284
80	Mingo	$12.31	314
81	Brandon	$12.29	331
82	Blakesburg	$12.21	273
83	Cushing	$12.18	225
84	Hanlontown	$12.17	200
85	Stout	$12.14	194
86	Macedonia	$12.12	266
87	Paton	$12.09	217
88	Decatur	$12.08	174
89	Kiron	$12.03	262
90	Rembrandt	$12.03	199
91	Shambaugh	$11.98	161
92	Liscomb	$11.96	292
93	New Providence	$11.88	233
94	Parnell	$11.78	190
95	Reasnor	$11.76	157
96	Joice	$11.72	206
97	Atalissa	$11.71	287
98	Cantril	$11.69	224
99	Kelley	$11.69	312
100	Wadena	$11.65	201
101	Exline	$11.60	157
102	Cincinnati	$11.57	280
103	Beaman	$11.54	155
104	Delta	$11.52	257
105	Terril	$11.48	310
106	Westside	$11.45	283
107	College Springs	$11.44	172
108	Holland	$11.37	261
109	Mallard	$11.28	255
110	Renwick	$11.16	228
111	Linn Grove	$11.15	155
112	Dundee	$11.14	193
113	Randolph	$11.08	183
114	Leighton	$11.07	153
115	Rake	$11.05	179
116	Frederika	$10.99	206
117	Alexander	$10.90	165
118	Goose Lake	$10.89	250
119	Yale	$10.85	265
120	Lambs Grove	$10.78	174
121	Wallingford	$10.75	154
122	Hornick	$10.74	255
123	Woden	$10.68	183
124	Bode	$10.64	304
125	Cleghorn	$10.49	235
126	Barnes City	$10.44	152
127	Danbury	$10.43	315
128	Lytton	$10.38	274
129	Stockton	$10.37	171
130	Rhodes	$10.36	269
131	Randall	$10.35	156
132	Dedham	$10.28	221
133	Deloit	$10.28	246
134	Protivin	$10.28	264
135	Meriden	$10.28	175
136	Drakesville	$10.24	170
137	Bronson	$10.14	294
138	Hancock	$10.13	199
139	Rudd	$10.13	339
140	La Motte	$10.09	235
141	Melvin	$10.05	196
142	Defiance	$10.05	248
143	Floyd	$10.02	297
144	Barnum	$9.96	186
145	Panama	$9.85	234
146	Grafton	$9.83	212
147	Ionia	$9.65	220
148	Salix	$9.63	303
149	Van Wert	$9.62	175
150	Kirkville	$9.59	159
151	Luxemburg	$9.58	240
152	Rippey	$9.42	217
153	Elberon	$9.16	178
154	Dixon	$9.03	204
155	Lester	$8.94	309
156	Blairsburg	$8.93	175
157	Prairieburg	$8.91	156
158	Oakville	$8.89	198
159	Harvey	$8.71	242
160	Washta	$8.65	206
161	Moorland	$8.61	169
162	Pilot Mound	$8.54	155
163	Ollie	$8.44	196
164	Thor	$8.38	182
165	Rowley	$8.31	264
166	South English	$8.27	196
167	Thurman	$8.26	162
168	Boxholm	$8.11	177
169	Fostoria	$8.10	229
170	Low Moor	$8.10	242
171	Bertram	$8.10	267
172	Nichols	$8.10	317
173	Laurel	$8.10	214
174	Lineville	$8.10	194
175	Luana	$7.98	303
176	Lockridge	$7.92	245
177	Mount Auburn	$7.86	162
178	Haverhill	$7.86	164
179	Grand River	$7.86	192
180	Olds	$7.86	174
181	Rose Hill	$7.86	156
182	Lidderdale	$7.68	162
183	Pulaski	$7.58	259
184	Sheldahl	$7.56	312
185	Fredonia	$7.55	227
186	Harpers Ferry	$7.49	273
187	Alvord	$7.41	216
188	Donahue	$6.83	336
189	Packwood	$6.77	186
190	Libertyville	$6.60	278
191	Keswick	$6.49	238
192	Crawfordsville	$6.44	278
193	Oakland Acres	$5.88	178
194	Maysville	$5.77	155
195	Maharishi Vedic City	$3.87	290
196	Wahpeton	$3.19	337
197	West Okoboji	$2.92	311
198	Sherrill	$2.66	176
199	Rickardsville	$2.27	204

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$188,53773%
Total Employee Benefit Levies$29,24011%
Liability, property & self insurance costs$21,0598%
Debt Service Levy$20,1598%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Renwick’s budget goes, FY26

Where it goes	Of each dollar	Cities this size (197)
Business Type / Enterprise	61¢	34¢
Public Works	11¢	21¢
General Government	11¢	20¢
Public Safety	7¢	10¢
Debt Service	7¢	3¢
Everything else	4¢	8¢

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 197 Iowa cities closest in size (150–340 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.

Public Works$215,49640%
General Government$118,72422%
Public Safety$88,74116%
Debt Service$70,30613%
Culture and Recreation$49,3929%
Health and Social Services$6500%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($754,702 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23

Function	Budget	Spent
Public Works	$126,422	$128,417
Public Safety	$49,994	$118,581
Health and Social Services	$1,000	$0
General Government	$105,715	$105,685
Debt Service	$63,025	$61,210
Culture and Recreation	$40,454	$40,081
Community and Economic Development	$27,000	$29,007
Capital Projects	$0	$10,172
Business Type / Enterprise	$632,913	$1.1M

What it spent each year

$1.6M

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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 6% since FY21; down 10% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars

Show the numbers

Program	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21
Local option sales tax	$11,571	$34,852	$29,711	$37,498	$32,813

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

Renwick City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Dylan Nelson Winner3936.1%
Courtney Palmer Winner3431.5%
Gary Loftus Winner2321.3%
Hal Skiye 1211.1%

Renwick Mayor

Taylor Kunert Unopposed35100.0%

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress⁴

Dennis Guth (Sen. 28)Mark I. Thompson (Rep. 56)

U.S. House:District 4

Humboldt County Humboldt 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 Renwick; percentages are rough shares of its area. These lawmakers write the state laws and budget Renwick 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.