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Springbrook

$2,260 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($26.80 per $1,000 of taxable value)¹

$490 a yearof that goes to the city ($5.79 per $1,000)

$25,990property taxes the city levies, FY27

$66,825city 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.

James C PortzSpringbrook Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
Jeffrey GerlachSpringbrook City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Kelly GerlachSpringbrook City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Richard HeiarSpringbrook City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Michael GriffinSpringbrook City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Toby J GiesemannSpringbrook 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 Springbrook

Homes and businesses in most of Springbrook pay a combined $26.80 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Jackson County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $5.79. Estimate your bill.

Bellevue schools$12.9648%
City of Springbrook$5.7922%
Jackson County$5.2820%
Eastern Iowa Community College$1.044%
Jackson County Hospital$0.873%
Jackson County Assessor$0.642%
Jackson County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.21<1%

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own

Year	Combined	City’s own
FY20	$26.83	$7.80
FY21	$26.28	$7.80
FY22	$26.24	$7.80
FY23	$25.55	$7.34
FY24	$28.61	$7.30
FY25	$27.55	$6.35
FY26	$27.09	$5.79
FY27	$26.80	$5.79

Show the numbers

Year	Combined	City’s own
FY20	$26.83	$7.80
FY21	$26.28	$7.80
FY22	$26.24	$7.80
FY23	$25.55	$7.34
FY24	$28.61	$7.30
FY25	$27.55	$6.35
FY26	$27.09	$5.79
FY27	$26.80	$5.79

Compared with places this size³

Springbrook’s city property tax rate of $5.79 per $1,000 is the 11th lowest of 176 Iowa cities with 100–220 people. The middle of the group is $10.71.

See all 176

#	Place	Rate per $1,000	People
1	Castana	$34.13	103
2	Brayton	$25.07	138
3	Harris	$23.13	145
4	Whitten	$22.65	98
5	Soldier	$21.92	176
6	Chelsea	$21.61	207
7	Smithland	$21.12	184
8	Volga	$20.23	200
9	Coin	$19.59	171
10	Rowan	$19.53	118
11	Chester	$19.30	134
12	Bouton	$19.25	125
13	Ricketts	$19.22	105
14	Garden Grove	$19.20	173
15	Hastings	$18.95	157
16	Swaledale	$18.62	136
17	Jamaica	$18.24	196
18	Hillsboro	$17.68	158
19	Bristow	$17.39	139
20	Woolstock	$17.26	141
21	Prescott	$16.53	186
22	Monmouth	$16.41	129
23	Blockton	$16.37	123
24	Montour	$16.37	199
25	Geneva	$16.25	137
26	Waterville	$16.25	112
27	Little Sioux	$15.74	170
28	Moorhead	$15.68	186
29	Onslow	$15.63	198
30	Linden	$15.62	206
31	Woodburn	$15.59	133
32	Kamrar	$15.47	178
33	Greeley	$15.23	216
34	Goodell	$15.16	139
35	Marne	$15.03	109
36	Baldwin	$14.91	99
37	Magnolia	$14.68	194
38	Davis City	$14.45	178
39	Lucas	$14.40	176
40	Westgate	$14.05	190
41	Palmer	$13.89	137
42	Ayrshire	$13.55	128
43	Searsboro	$13.55	129
44	Ferguson	$13.53	98
45	Lanesboro	$13.53	112
46	Meservey	$13.43	212
47	Calumet	$13.16	144
48	Portsmouth	$13.05	187
49	Clutier	$13.03	209
50	Delaware	$12.86	139
51	Patterson	$12.84	176
52	Clemons	$12.69	135
53	Millersburg	$12.40	135
54	Aurora	$12.40	165
55	Bridgewater	$12.29	145
56	Hanlontown	$12.17	200
57	Stout	$12.14	194
58	Arion	$12.14	99
59	Webb	$12.10	139
60	Paton	$12.09	217
61	Decatur	$12.08	174
62	Rembrandt	$12.03	199
63	Shambaugh	$11.98	161
64	Lone Rock	$11.92	143
65	East Peru	$11.89	119
66	Henderson	$11.85	140
67	Parnell	$11.78	190
68	Reasnor	$11.76	157
69	Ledyard	$11.74	118
70	Joice	$11.72	206
71	Toronto	$11.68	101
72	Wadena	$11.65	201
73	Exline	$11.60	157
74	Beaman	$11.54	155
75	College Springs	$11.44	172
76	Melrose	$11.27	110
77	Linn Grove	$11.15	155
78	Dundee	$11.14	193
79	Randolph	$11.08	183
80	Leighton	$11.07	153
81	Rake	$11.05	179
82	Masonville	$11.00	98
83	Somers	$10.99	121
84	Frederika	$10.99	206
85	Havelock	$10.95	127
86	Alexander	$10.90	165
87	Lambs Grove	$10.78	174
88	Wallingford	$10.75	154
89	Woden	$10.68	183
90	Pacific Junction	$10.56	99
91	Barnes City	$10.44	152
92	Stockton	$10.37	171
93	Randall	$10.35	156
94	Meriden	$10.28	175
95	Drakesville	$10.24	170
96	North Washington	$10.23	107
97	Dawson	$10.19	110
98	Hancock	$10.13	199
99	Melvin	$10.05	196
100	Barnum	$9.96	186
101	Grafton	$9.83	212
102	Clare	$9.81	133
103	Tingley	$9.81	146
104	Rutland	$9.65	116
105	Van Wert	$9.62	175
106	Rock Falls	$9.61	143
107	Kirkville	$9.59	159
108	Superior	$9.58	127
109	Martinsburg	$9.49	109
110	Rippey	$9.42	217
111	Larrabee	$9.41	116
112	Hamilton	$9.35	125
113	Floris	$9.29	119
114	Mitchell	$9.22	118
115	Westphalia	$9.18	133
116	Elberon	$9.16	178
117	Dixon	$9.03	204
118	Blairsburg	$8.93	175
119	Prairieburg	$8.91	156
120	Oakville	$8.89	198
121	Welton	$8.86	124
122	Archer	$8.84	116
123	Luther	$8.83	147
124	Fraser	$8.81	107
125	Macksburg	$8.81	103
126	Washta	$8.65	206
127	Moorland	$8.61	169
128	Pilot Mound	$8.54	155
129	Ollie	$8.44	196
130	Thor	$8.38	182
131	Andover	$8.28	106
132	South English	$8.27	196
133	Thurman	$8.26	162
134	Boxholm	$8.11	177
135	Rome	$8.10	112
136	Westfield	$8.10	121
137	Laurel	$8.10	214
138	Lineville	$8.10	194
139	Vincent	$8.09	125
140	Morrison	$7.86	101
141	Mount Auburn	$7.86	162
142	Haverhill	$7.86	164
143	Grand River	$7.86	192
144	Olds	$7.86	174
145	Dickens	$7.86	146
146	Castalia	$7.86	141
147	Rose Hill	$7.86	156
148	West Chester	$7.82	147
149	Cromwell	$7.81	104
150	Mcclelland	$7.79	147
151	Luzerne	$7.69	111
152	Lidderdale	$7.68	162
153	Bernard	$7.56	117
154	Braddyville	$7.49	142
155	Alvord	$7.41	216
156	Franklin	$7.31	133
157	Weldon	$7.18	134
158	Brunsville	$6.95	128
159	Packwood	$6.77	186
160	Houghton	$6.73	129
161	Williamson	$6.72	126
162	Lincoln	$6.32	119
163	Gravity	$6.18	149
164	Ackworth	$5.90	117
165	Oakland Acres	$5.88	178
166	Springbrook	$5.79	145
167	Maysville	$5.77	155
168	Harper	$5.29	117
169	Panorama Park	$4.62	142
170	Keomah Village	$3.15	107
171	Mcintire	$2.78	115
172	Sherrill	$2.66	176
173	Centralia	$2.41	117
174	Rickardsville	$2.27	204
175	New Liberty	$2.27	141
176	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$19,53375%
Liability, property & self insurance costs$5,68322%
Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$7743%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Springbrook’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 176 Iowa cities closest in size (100–220 people).

Where it goes	Of each dollar	Cities this size (176)
Business Type / Enterprise	32¢	28¢
General Government	31¢	23¢
Public Works	24¢	25¢
Public Safety	6¢	9¢
Culture and Recreation	6¢	8¢

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$29,00043%
General Government$23,55035%
Culture and Recreation$8,32512%
Public Safety$5,9509%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($35,250 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23

Function	Budget	Spent
Public Works	$33,450	$27,960
Public Safety	$5,251	$4,167
Health and Social Services	$0	$0
General Government	$38,500	$32,342
Debt Service	$0	$0
Culture and Recreation	$6,650	$5,998
Community and Economic Development	$0	$0
Capital Projects	$0	$0
Business Type / Enterprise	$46,500	$32,630

What it spent each year

FY24 left out⁴

$244,764

$100,549

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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 every year

Road Use Tax for streets, the commercial and industrial tax “backfill”, and ambulance reimbursement, paid every year by formula: $4,840 in FY25, up 3% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 18% less. Grants are below.

In today's dollarsActual dollars

Show the numbers

Source	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)	$4,277	$4,656	$4,814	$4,840

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.

$2,718

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Year	Grants and projects
FY19	$0
FY20	$0
FY21	$0
FY22	$2,718
FY23	$0
FY24	$0
FY25	$0

Show the numbers

Year	Grants and projects
FY19	$0
FY20	$0
FY21	$0
FY22	$2,718
FY23	$0
FY24	$0
FY25	$0

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

Road Use Tax (streets)−18%$4,689 → $4,840, 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 46% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 17% more.

$18,173

$17,666

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Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

Springbrook City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Kelly Gerlach Winner3735.2%
Jeffrey Gerlach Winner3432.4%
Richard Heiar Winner3432.4%

Springbrook Mayor

James C Portz Unopposed34100.0%

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress⁶

Carrie Koelker (Sen. 33)Dr. Steven P. Bradley (Rep. 66)

U.S. House:District 1

Jackson County Bellevue 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 Springbrook; percentages are rough shares of its area. These lawmakers write the state laws and budget Springbrook 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.

Springbrook

Who runs it

Meetings and agendas

Property taxes

Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Springbrook

Rates over time

Compared with places this size3

The city’s levies, FY27

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Springbrook’s budget goes, FY26

Planned spending, FY27

What it spent each year

State money

What the state pays the city every year

Grants and project money

Has it kept up with prices?

Collected by the state for the city

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress6

Compared with places this size³

At the Statehouse and in Congress⁶