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Little Rock

Lyon County · How cities work

$2,530 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($30.00 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,100 a yearof that goes to the city ($13.03 per $1,000)
$187,711property taxes the city levies, FY27
$335,083city 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.

  • Lindsay JurrensLittle Rock City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Robert WiertzemaLittle Rock Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Shannon LloydLittle Rock City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Amy KruseLittle Rock City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Marcus MinterLittle Rock City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Rod BorerLittle Rock 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 Little Rock

Homes and businesses in most of Little Rock pay a combined $30.00 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Lyon County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $13.03. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.80$13.11
FY21$32.63$12.88
FY22$31.38$12.87
FY23$30.43$12.58
FY24$30.41$12.91
FY25$29.46$13.19
FY26$30.84$13.67
FY27$30.00$13.03
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.80$13.11
FY21$32.63$12.88
FY22$31.38$12.87
FY23$30.43$12.58
FY24$30.41$12.91
FY25$29.46$13.19
FY26$30.84$13.67
FY27$30.00$13.03

Compared with places this size3

Little Rock’s city property tax rate of $13.03 per $1,000 is the 89th lowest of 178 Iowa cities with 300–660 people. The middle of the group is $13.04.

Stanhope: $29.10Rolfe: $22.67Elliott: $21.61Charter Oak: $21.32Oxford Junction: $20.84Earling: $20.47Pomeroy: $19.60Fort Atkinson: $19.19Salem: $19.15Dumont: $19.04Seymour: $18.78Dexter: $18.69Fonda: $18.52Massena: $18.23Kanawha: $18.11Swea City: $18.04Elma: $17.82Callender: $17.78Casey: $17.72Dows: $17.70New Hartford: $17.69Vail: $17.66Ringsted: $17.65Emerson: $17.54Murray: $17.44Thompson: $17.25Ashton: $17.17Pierson: $17.12Burt: $17.10Latimer: $16.96Lohrville: $16.95Elk Horn: $16.78Mccallsburg: $16.58Whittemore: $16.54Irwin: $16.46Titonka: $16.45Early: $16.35Truro: $16.34Lewis: $16.25Duncombe: $16.10Bayard: $16.05Scranton: $16.01Granville: $16.00Minden: $15.77Minburn: $15.75Peterson: $15.27Russell: $15.18Stanwood: $15.12Zearing: $14.99Arlington: $14.98Maynard: $14.85Plainfield: $14.84Ryan: $14.84Otho: $14.82Wyoming: $14.81Humeston: $14.80Hopkinton: $14.79Gilmore City: $14.60Sabula: $14.38Garrison: $14.38Lorimor: $14.36Collins: $14.32Clermont: $14.30Moulton: $14.25Ocheyedan: $14.22Olin: $14.19Garwin: $14.08Farragut: $14.07Mystic: $14.01Lime Springs: $13.95Dow City: $13.94Wesley: $13.91Diagonal: $13.91Bussey: $13.83Mondamin: $13.82Livermore: $13.78Fertile: $13.70Albion: $13.58Lamont: $13.57New Albin: $13.55Lawler: $13.39Lacona: $13.38Ute: $13.26New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Bennett: $13.16Quasqueton: $13.12Farmington: $13.10Anthon: $13.05Lehigh: $12.97Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Brighton: $12.88Goldfield: $12.73Delmar: $12.68Galva: $12.68Badger: $12.67Martensdale: $12.63Stanton: $12.62Williams: $12.57Norway: $12.53Everly: $12.51Mccausland: $12.45Spillville: $12.40Mingo: $12.31Brandon: $12.29Moravia: $12.27Bonaparte: $12.17Hawkeye: $12.11Colesburg: $11.97Albert City: $11.88Thornton: $11.86Runnells: $11.79Allerton: $11.72Kelley: $11.69Orient: $11.66Ellsworth: $11.57Terril: $11.48Churdan: $11.31Miles: $11.28Sutherland: $11.25Arcadia: $11.23Milton: $10.98Ireton: $10.93New Vienna: $10.91Letts: $10.91Birmingham: $10.87Charlotte: $10.86Richland: $10.82Grand Mound: $10.78Batavia: $10.77Riverdale: $10.67Bode: $10.64Union: $10.58Calamus: $10.47Lovilia: $10.46Danbury: $10.43Radcliffe: $10.37Stacyville: $10.36Andrew: $10.22Royal: $10.20Rudd: $10.13What Cheer: $10.01Cumming: $9.85Breda: $9.80Doon: $9.78Lynnville: $9.68Salix: $9.63Farnhamville: $9.18Middletown: $9.16Alleman: $9.12Lester: $8.94Crescent: $8.72Ainsworth: $8.62Gilman: $8.10Grandview: $8.10Kellogg: $8.10Lost Nation: $8.10Nichols: $8.10Luana: $7.98Agency: $7.94Delhi: $7.81Klemme: $7.74Beacon: $7.56Sheldahl: $7.56Worthington: $7.50Marquette: $7.08Columbus City: $6.94Donahue: $6.83Keystone: $6.80New Virginia: $5.97Holy Cross: $5.91Conesville: $5.86University Park: $5.27Orleans: $4.13Wahpeton: $3.19West Okoboji: $2.92Little Rock: $13.03$2.92 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
See all 178
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Rolfe$22.67505
3Elliott$21.61328
4Charter Oak$21.32521
5Oxford Junction$20.84424
6Earling$20.47394
7Pomeroy$19.60511
8Fort Atkinson$19.19300
9Salem$19.15380
10Dumont$19.04614
11Seymour$18.78646
12Dexter$18.69631
13Fonda$18.52636
14Massena$18.23352
15Kanawha$18.11638
16Swea City$18.04545
17Elma$17.82493
18Callender$17.78361
19Casey$17.72387
20Dows$17.70509
21New Hartford$17.69555
22Vail$17.66383
23Ringsted$17.65346
24Emerson$17.54401
25Murray$17.44609
26Thompson$17.25478
27Ashton$17.17434
28Pierson$17.12335
29Burt$17.10404
30Latimer$16.96477
31Lohrville$16.95366
32Elk Horn$16.78631
33Mccallsburg$16.58356
34Whittemore$16.54478
35Irwin$16.46320
36Titonka$16.45491
37Early$16.35571
38Truro$16.34515
39Lewis$16.25358
40Duncombe$16.10374
41Bayard$16.05402
42Scranton$16.01496
43Granville$16.00302
44Minden$15.77581
45Minburn$15.75317
46Peterson$15.27321
47Russell$15.18475
48Stanwood$15.12612
49Zearing$14.99508
50Arlington$14.98415
51Maynard$14.85466
52Plainfield$14.84392
53Ryan$14.84348
54Otho$14.82417
55Wyoming$14.81526
56Humeston$14.80472
57Hopkinton$14.79622
58Gilmore City$14.60484
59Sabula$14.38498
60Garrison$14.38345
61Lorimor$14.36377
62Collins$14.32503
63Clermont$14.30571
64Moulton$14.25596
65Ocheyedan$14.22424
66Olin$14.19652
67Garwin$14.08469
68Farragut$14.07480
69Mystic$14.01318
70Lime Springs$13.95467
71Dow City$13.94477
72Wesley$13.91382
73Diagonal$13.91331
74Bussey$13.83378
75Mondamin$13.82335
76Livermore$13.78382
77Fertile$13.70300
78Albion$13.58444
79Lamont$13.57429
80New Albin$13.55435
81Lawler$13.39392
82Lacona$13.38336
83Ute$13.26326
84New Market$13.25381
85Plymouth$13.21368
86Bennett$13.16330
87Quasqueton$13.12587
88Farmington$13.10583
89Anthon$13.05534
90Little Rock$13.03447
91Lehigh$12.97395
92Menlo$12.92347
93Templeton$12.91337
94Brighton$12.88592
95Goldfield$12.73617
96Delmar$12.68541
97Galva$12.68416
98Badger$12.67540
99Martensdale$12.63413
100Stanton$12.62664
101Williams$12.57299
102Norway$12.53463
103Everly$12.51570
104Mccausland$12.45314
105Spillville$12.40371
106Mingo$12.31314
107Brandon$12.29331
108Moravia$12.27625
109Bonaparte$12.17357
110Hawkeye$12.11429
111Colesburg$11.97379
112Albert City$11.88627
113Thornton$11.86394
114Runnells$11.79467
115Allerton$11.72432
116Kelley$11.69312
117Orient$11.66363
118Ellsworth$11.57495
119Terril$11.48310
120Churdan$11.31359
121Miles$11.28400
122Sutherland$11.25628
123Arcadia$11.23588
124Milton$10.98395
125Ireton$10.93571
126New Vienna$10.91384
127Letts$10.91358
128Birmingham$10.87371
129Charlotte$10.86386
130Richland$10.82532
131Grand Mound$10.78608
132Batavia$10.77434
133Riverdale$10.67385
134Bode$10.64304
135Union$10.58378
136Calamus$10.47348
137Lovilia$10.46456
138Danbury$10.43315
139Radcliffe$10.37540
140Stacyville$10.36436
141Andrew$10.22374
142Royal$10.20379
143Rudd$10.13339
144What Cheer$10.01595
145Cumming$9.85527
146Breda$9.80492
147Doon$9.78640
148Lynnville$9.68382
149Salix$9.63303
150Farnhamville$9.18364
151Middletown$9.16365
152Alleman$9.12439
153Lester$8.94309
154Crescent$8.72626
155Ainsworth$8.62511
156Gilman$8.10530
157Grandview$8.10431
158Kellogg$8.10597
159Lost Nation$8.10425
160Nichols$8.10317
161Luana$7.98303
162Agency$7.94623
163Delhi$7.81438
164Klemme$7.74429
165Beacon$7.56434
166Sheldahl$7.56312
167Worthington$7.50374
168Marquette$7.08434
169Columbus City$6.94385
170Donahue$6.83336
171Keystone$6.80616
172New Virginia$5.97499
173Holy Cross$5.91348
174Conesville$5.86350
175University Park$5.27476
176Orleans$4.13503
177Wahpeton$3.19337
178West Okoboji$2.92311

The $8.10 limit

Little Rock’s general levy is $8.02 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.08 below the limit.4 427 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.26 · FY26 $8.26 · FY27 $8.02 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $5.01 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$3.00 · $42,821
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$2.01 · $28,759

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$114,58362%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$42,82123%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$28,75915%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Little Rock’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 46¢ of every dollar46¢General Government: 20¢ of every dollar20¢Public Works: 13¢ of every dollar13¢Culture and Recreation: 11¢ of every dollar11¢Community and Economic Development: 7¢ of every dollar7¢Everything else: 3¢ 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 177 Iowa cities closest in size (300–660 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (177)
Business Type / Enterprise46¢40¢
General Government20¢14¢
Public Works13¢19¢
Culture and Recreation11¢9¢
Community and Economic Development7¢2¢
Everything else3¢9¢

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.

  • General Government$103,88431%
  • Public Works$90,20027%
  • Culture and Recreation$82,03624%
  • Community and Economic Development$30,0009%
  • Public Safety$26,6138%
  • Health and Social Services$2,3501%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($251,062 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$55,900$65,294
Public Safety$15,434$32,007
Health and Social Services$2,075$2,385
General Government$58,440$80,671
Debt Service$56,845$162,438
Culture and Recreation$62,227$83,973
Community and Economic Development$0$0
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$193,633$234,878

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$762,807

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Little Rock owes

$77,000 at June 30, 2026: $175 per resident. 691st most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$449,490
$77,000
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$77,000$175
2025$122,333$279
2024$167,666$382
2023$293,712$669
2022$369,335$841
2021$255,785$583
2020$323,331$737
2019$387,565$883
2018$449,490$1,024
2017$268,072$611
2016$255,224$581
2015$280,511$639
2014$360,356$821
2013$290,568$662
2012$126,000$287
2011$210,375$479
2010$150,295$342
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$77,000$175
2025$122,333$279
2024$167,666$382
2023$293,712$669
2022$369,335$841
2021$255,785$583
2020$323,331$737
2019$387,565$883
2018$449,490$1,024
2017$268,072$611
2016$255,224$581
2015$280,511$639
2014$360,356$821
2013$290,568$662
2012$126,000$287
2011$210,375$479
2010$150,295$342

Down 49% since 2010.

The 5% limit8

General obligation debt is $0, 0% of the limit of about $1.2M (5% of $24.8M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

1 obligation at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
Revenue Bondssewer loan2040$77,000

General obligation bonds are repaid from property taxes; revenue bonds and loans from the fees or revenue they’re tied to. On the Treasurer’s site

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances9. Little Rock’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (PDF).

Audits10

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (PDF), released Tuesday, August 11, 2026, by the Auditor of State.

The report has no Schedule of Findings Iowa Funnel could read.

1 earlier report for Little Rock

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? 11

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: $39,594 in FY25, up 5% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 16% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$38,730$38,484$39,381$39,594

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.

$10,054
$8,861
  • State grants$8,861100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$486
FY20$844
FY21$10,054
FY22$0
FY23$2,233
FY24$1,050
FY25$8,861
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$486
FY20$844
FY21$10,054
FY22$0
FY23$2,233
FY24$1,050
FY25$8,861

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−16%$37,535 → $39,594, up 5% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 16% 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 47% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 17% more.

$69,170

Federal grants, for comparison: $32,462 in FY23.

Business awards

Every award statewide

Elections

Running for mayor and city council

Filing opens Monday, August 23, 2027: in 284 days.

For the Tuesday, November 2, 2027 election, candidates file Monday, August 23, 2027 to Thursday, September 16, 2027 with the county auditor (or the city clerk, if the auditor names the clerk to take them)12.

In a city that can hold a primary, filing runs Monday, August 9, 2027 to Thursday, August 26, 2027.

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

2 seats: the top 2 win.

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

Who has filed for Tuesday, November 2, 2027

Filing hasn’t opened. These seats are expected on the ballot.

  • Little Rock City Council At-Large (3 seats)
    Now held by Amy Kruse, Marcus Minter, Rod Borer
  • Little Rock Mayor
    Now held by Robert Wiertzema

Candidates as county auditors and civicAPI list them; a filing can take a few days to appear here13.

Past ballot measures

None found since 2022.

When a measure can be on the ballot

  • Tuesday, March 2, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
  • Tuesday, September 14, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
  • Tuesday, November 2, 2027 · any question, including bonds
  • Tuesday, March 7, 2028 · no bond or debt questions

Bonds and other borrowing can only go on the November ballot14.

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress15

Jeff Taylor (Sen. 2)Skyler Wheeler (Rep. 4)

U.S. House:District 4

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