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$2,440 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($28.97 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$680 a yearof that goes to the city ($8.13 per $1,000)
$424,211property taxes the city levies, FY27
$920,650city 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.

  • Josh SpilmanLone Tree Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kimberly HammLone Tree City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Matt ZadowLone Tree City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Nicholas P GlubaLone Tree City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Roger GoedkenLone Tree City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jerry FordLone Tree City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Ryan RonanLone Tree 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

Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Lone Tree

Homes and businesses in most of Lone Tree pay a combined $28.97 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Johnson County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $8.13. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

Per $1,000 of taxable value: the typical combined rate people in Lone Tree 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$29.17$8.26
FY21$29.01$8.25
FY22$28.90$8.25
FY23$28.79$8.25
FY24$28.83$8.25
FY25$28.98$8.09
FY26$29.13$7.86
FY27$28.97$8.13
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YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$29.17$8.26
FY21$29.01$8.25
FY22$28.90$8.25
FY23$28.79$8.25
FY24$28.83$8.25
FY25$28.98$8.09
FY26$29.13$7.86
FY27$28.97$8.13

Compared with places this size3

Lone Tree’s city property tax rate of $8.13 per $1,000 is the 10th lowest of 140 Iowa cities with 900–2,000 people. The middle of the group is $13.43.

Elkader: $27.11Laurens: $24.16Pocahontas: $20.79Villisca: $19.74Sac City: $19.69Traer: $19.56Corning: $19.36Lake City: $19.32Allison: $19.06Corydon: $18.22Dysart: $17.95Greene: $17.91Britt: $17.72Lansing: $17.67Strawberry Point: $17.58Rockwell: $17.54Gowrie: $17.17Mapleton: $16.90George: $16.89Manson: $16.87Fayette: $16.85Eddyville: $16.82Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63Audubon: $16.52Roland: $16.51Monona: $16.41Aplington: $16.34Durant: $16.24Panora: $16.14Mechanicsville: $16.12Dike: $15.94Holstein: $15.81State Center: $15.80Pleasantville: $15.80Earlham: $15.55Shell Rock: $15.52Brooklyn: $15.49Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Neola: $15.30Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Sidney: $15.19Logan: $15.05Griswold: $15.01Tripoli: $14.99Woodbine: $14.80Bedford: $14.66Lenox: $14.65Manning: $14.62Van Meter: $14.60Dunlap: $14.56Coon Rapids: $14.49Nora Springs: $14.25Kingsley: $14.25Urbana: $14.20Sheffield: $14.16Parkersburg: $14.15Hartley: $14.11Ida Grove: $14.10Woodward: $14.05Guthrie Center: $14.04Alton: $13.87Montezuma: $13.79Gilbert: $13.71Edgewood: $13.64Clarksville: $13.53Avoca: $13.51Janesville: $13.43Glidden: $13.43Calmar: $13.39Baxter: $13.32Manly: $13.29Anita: $13.28Conrad: $13.23Springville: $13.22Shellsburg: $13.20De Soto: $13.18Greenfield: $13.13Treynor: $13.03Odebolt: $13.00Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93Danville: $12.87Underwood: $12.85New Sharon: $12.80Slater: $12.79Malvern: $12.79Buffalo: $12.68Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Dallas Center: $12.42West Point: $12.39Hinton: $12.38Preston: $12.38Remsen: $12.32Denver: $12.27Reinbeck: $12.10Winfield: $12.04Elkhart: $12.00Tabor: $11.88Wellman: $11.88Aurelia: $11.84Blue Grass: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Marcus: $11.31Mediapolis: $11.27Melcher-Dallas: $11.21University Heights: $11.12Ogden: $10.99Clarence: $10.94Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Swisher: $10.39Elk Run Heights: $10.33Walcott: $10.29Fredericksburg: $10.27Lake Park: $10.25Inwood: $10.22Central City: $10.01Lake View: $9.39Paullina: $9.21Fairbank: $9.00Walford: $8.72Keosauqua: $8.58Princeton: $8.24Riverside: $8.02Hills: $7.94Larchwood: $7.52North English: $7.49Sloan: $7.49Fruitland: $7.21Lawton: $7.10Wayland: $7.07Arnolds Park: $4.95Lone Tree: $8.13$4.95 lowest$27.11 highestmiddle
See all 140
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Elkader$27.111,192
2Laurens$24.161,253
3Pocahontas$20.791,848
4Villisca$19.741,106
5Sac City$19.691,992
6Traer$19.561,547
7Corning$19.361,509
8Lake City$19.321,656
9Allison$19.06937
10Corydon$18.221,563
11Dysart$17.951,266
12Greene$17.91971
13Britt$17.722,001
14Lansing$17.67959
15Strawberry Point$17.581,141
16Rockwell$17.541,044
17Gowrie$17.17943
18Mapleton$16.901,114
19George$16.891,106
20Manson$16.871,646
21Fayette$16.851,193
22Eddyville$16.82965
23Nashua$16.811,515
24Ackley$16.631,538
25Audubon$16.522,008
26Roland$16.511,376
27Monona$16.411,462
28Aplington$16.341,088
29Durant$16.241,798
30Panora$16.141,096
31Mechanicsville$16.12974
32Dike$15.941,293
33Holstein$15.811,475
34State Center$15.801,403
35Pleasantville$15.801,696
36Earlham$15.551,411
37Shell Rock$15.521,265
38Brooklyn$15.491,474
39Stuart$15.481,887
40Mount Ayr$15.321,616
41Neola$15.30917
42Sigourney$15.201,974
43Guttenberg$15.191,804
44Sidney$15.191,048
45Logan$15.051,351
46Griswold$15.01975
47Tripoli$14.991,208
48Woodbine$14.801,707
49Bedford$14.661,474
50Lenox$14.651,355
51Manning$14.621,390
52Van Meter$14.601,840
53Dunlap$14.561,030
54Coon Rapids$14.491,258
55Nora Springs$14.251,330
56Kingsley$14.251,394
57Urbana$14.201,635
58Sheffield$14.161,123
59Parkersburg$14.151,986
60Hartley$14.111,584
61Ida Grove$14.101,988
62Woodward$14.051,383
63Guthrie Center$14.041,579
64Alton$13.871,248
65Montezuma$13.791,421
66Gilbert$13.711,397
67Edgewood$13.64908
68Clarksville$13.531,238
69Avoca$13.511,685
70Janesville$13.431,052
71Glidden$13.431,140
72Calmar$13.391,100
73Baxter$13.32983
74Manly$13.291,233
75Anita$13.28953
76Conrad$13.231,098
77Springville$13.221,161
78Shellsburg$13.20987
79De Soto$13.18937
80Greenfield$13.131,988
81Treynor$13.031,104
82Odebolt$13.00967
83Akron$12.931,545
84Leon$12.931,779
85Danville$12.87910
86Underwood$12.85973
87New Sharon$12.801,249
88Slater$12.791,626
89Malvern$12.791,056
90Buffalo$12.681,163
91Sanborn$12.621,463
92New London$12.561,853
93Dallas Center$12.421,993
94West Point$12.39903
95Hinton$12.38959
96Preston$12.38940
97Remsen$12.321,681
98Denver$12.271,955
99Reinbeck$12.101,673
100Winfield$12.041,006
101Elkhart$12.001,079
102Tabor$11.88983
103Wellman$11.881,531
104Aurelia$11.84970
105Blue Grass$11.791,707
106Columbus Junction$11.711,794
107Palo$11.491,554
108Prairie City$11.381,722
109Marcus$11.311,069
110Mediapolis$11.271,679
111Melcher-Dallas$11.211,193
112University Heights$11.121,188
113Ogden$10.991,970
114Clarence$10.94991
115Farley$10.911,723
116Oakland$10.851,519
117Moville$10.671,707
118Swisher$10.39909
119Elk Run Heights$10.331,061
120Walcott$10.291,556
121Fredericksburg$10.27983
122Lake Park$10.251,155
123Inwood$10.22962
124Central City$10.011,254
125Lake View$9.391,120
126Paullina$9.21979
127Fairbank$9.001,133
128Walford$8.721,357
129Keosauqua$8.58944
130Princeton$8.24917
131Lone Tree$8.131,341
132Riverside$8.021,063
133Hills$7.94911
134Larchwood$7.52954
135North English$7.491,030
136Sloan$7.491,078
137Fruitland$7.21928
138Lawton$7.10949
139Wayland$7.07935
140Arnolds Park$4.951,214

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$421,355100%
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$1,4840%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Lone Tree’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 40¢ of every dollar40¢Public Works: 28¢ of every dollar28¢General Government: 15¢ of every dollar15¢Public Safety: 7¢ of every dollar7¢Health and Social Services: 6¢ of every dollarEverything else: 4¢ 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 139 Iowa cities closest in size (900–2,000 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (139)
Business Type / Enterprise40¢41¢
Public Works28¢12¢
General Government15¢7¢
Public Safety7¢10¢
Health and Social Services6¢<1¢
Everything else4¢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$492,15053%
  • Public Safety$120,50013%
  • Culture and Recreation$114,00012%
  • General Government$104,00011%
  • Health and Social Services$90,00010%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($534,840 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$498,000$184,198
Public Safety$105,780$100,319
Health and Social Services$85,000$71,948
General Government$107,000$154,817
Debt Service$673,120$670,754
Culture and Recreation$71,000$55,509
Community and Economic Development$0$0
Capital Projects$0$91,385
Business Type / Enterprise$779,723$664,894

What it spent each year

$4.6M
$2.0M
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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 3% since FY23; down 6% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$300,000$375,000$450,000$525,000$600,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
$300,000$375,000$450,000$525,000$600,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$5,456$454,413$436,561$462,327$442,356
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ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$5,456$454,413$436,561$462,327$442,356

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 3

3 seats: the top 3 win.

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress4

Dawn Driscoll (Sen. 46)Heather Hora (Rep. 92)

U.S. House:District 1

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