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Monroe County · How cities work

$3,680 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($43.74 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,660 a yearof that goes to the city ($19.70 per $1,000)
$2.2Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$4.0Mcity 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.

  • Daniel J JohnsonAlbia City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jay A. AndrewsAlbia Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kathy MobleyAlbia City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Nicholas CrallAlbia City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Christopher YarkoskyAlbia City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Merle RegenoldAlbia City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Trudy Ahn McDowellAlbia 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 Albia

Homes and businesses in most of Albia pay a combined $43.74 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Monroe County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $19.70. Estimate your bill.

  • City of Albia$19.7045%
  • Albia schools$12.9530%
  • Monroe County$5.7913%
  • Monroe County Hospital$3.007%
  • Indian Hills Community College$1.243%
  • Monroe County Assessor$0.752%
  • Monroe County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.31<1%

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own
0$15$30$45$60’20’22’24’26’27CombinedCity’s own
0$15$30$45$60’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27CombinedCity’s own
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$37.27$20.07
FY21$35.31$18.90
FY22$34.08$18.75
FY23$32.44$15.66
FY24$42.18$18.45
FY25$32.00$17.64
FY26$44.43$20.10
FY27$43.74$19.70
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$37.27$20.07
FY21$35.31$18.90
FY22$34.08$18.75
FY23$32.44$15.66
FY24$42.18$18.45
FY25$32.00$17.64
FY26$44.43$20.10
FY27$43.74$19.70

Compared with places this size3

Albia’s city property tax rate of $19.70 per $1,000 is the 5th highest of 68 Iowa cities with 2,400–5,300 people. The middle of the group is $14.66.

Eldora: $26.87Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Sibley: $19.77Eagle Grove: $19.32Iowa Falls: $18.86West Liberty: $18.68Chariton: $18.37Tama: $17.74Clarion: $17.74Missouri Valley: $17.68Clarinda: $17.25Madrid: $16.93Centerville: $16.85Algona: $16.75West Union: $16.60Grundy Center: $16.36Vinton: $16.25Cresco: $16.13Marengo: $16.10Humboldt: $16.00Forest City: $15.77Postville: $15.68Tipton: $15.54Harlan: $15.07Shenandoah: $15.02Manchester: $14.96Jefferson: $14.88Hampton: $14.86Carlisle: $14.82Cherokee: $14.82Glenwood: $14.77Waukon: $14.76Rock Rapids: $14.57Monticello: $14.49Jesup: $14.31Windsor Heights: $14.30Osage: $14.29Rock Valley: $13.76Sergeant Bluff: $13.70Emmetsburg: $13.70Wilton: $13.62Mount Vernon: $13.50New Hampton: $13.44Hudson: $13.19Center Point: $13.19Hawarden: $13.02Garner: $12.86Camanche: $12.75Le Claire: $12.64Milford: $12.57Onawa: $12.32Hull: $11.79Huxley: $11.68Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Mitchellville: $11.54Solon: $11.53Williamsburg: $11.11Carter Lake: $10.67Story City: $10.39Kalona: $10.37Dyersville: $10.27West Burlington: $10.15Robins: $9.68Fairfax: $8.10Evansdale: $8.00Albia: $19.70$8.00 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
See all 68
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Eldora$26.872,595
2Bloomfield$20.412,773
3Belmond$19.862,405
4Sibley$19.772,787
5Albia$19.703,579
6Eagle Grove$19.323,615
7Iowa Falls$18.864,993
8West Liberty$18.683,724
9Chariton$18.374,278
10Tama$17.742,997
11Clarion$17.742,751
12Missouri Valley$17.682,638
13Clarinda$17.255,334
14Madrid$16.932,824
15Centerville$16.855,345
16Algona$16.755,341
17West Union$16.602,435
18Grundy Center$16.362,821
19Vinton$16.254,962
20Cresco$16.133,890
21Marengo$16.102,415
22Humboldt$16.004,774
23Forest City$15.774,199
24Postville$15.682,418
25Tipton$15.543,059
26Harlan$15.074,898
27Shenandoah$15.024,878
28Manchester$14.965,283
29Jefferson$14.884,148
30Hampton$14.864,340
31Carlisle$14.824,381
32Cherokee$14.825,186
33Glenwood$14.775,250
34Waukon$14.763,799
35Rock Rapids$14.572,709
36Monticello$14.494,095
37Jesup$14.312,541
38Windsor Heights$14.305,106
39Osage$14.293,559
40Rock Valley$13.764,024
41Sergeant Bluff$13.705,335
42Emmetsburg$13.703,632
43Wilton$13.622,914
44Mount Vernon$13.504,518
45New Hampton$13.443,433
46Hudson$13.192,916
47Center Point$13.192,578
48Hawarden$13.022,630
49Garner$12.863,049
50Camanche$12.754,536
51Le Claire$12.644,776
52Milford$12.573,258
53Onawa$12.322,795
54Hull$11.792,459
55Huxley$11.684,737
56Cascade$11.642,396
57West Branch$11.632,876
58Mitchellville$11.542,686
59Solon$11.533,284
60Williamsburg$11.113,380
61Carter Lake$10.673,752
62Story City$10.393,439
63Kalona$10.372,762
64Dyersville$10.274,559
65West Burlington$10.153,249
66Robins$9.683,362
67Fairfax$8.102,937
68Evansdale$8.004,515

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$898,04442%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$614,61729%
  • Debt Service Levy$522,57224%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$120,7036%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Albia’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 40¢ of every dollar40¢Public Safety: 20¢ of every dollar20¢Capital Projects: 14¢ of every dollar14¢Culture and Recreation: 7¢ of every dollar7¢Public Works: 7¢ of every dollarEverything else: 12¢ of every dollar12¢

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 67 Iowa cities closest in size (2,400–5,300 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (67)
Business Type / Enterprise40¢37¢
Public Safety20¢13¢
Capital Projects14¢17¢
Culture and Recreation7¢8¢
Public Works7¢9¢
Everything else12¢16¢

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 Safety$1.3M32%
  • Public Works$743,36318%
  • Culture and Recreation$578,50114%
  • Debt Service$529,93713%
  • General Government$463,69111%
  • Community and Economic Development$446,00011%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($3.5M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$646,263$647,894
Public Safety$1.0M$1.1M
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$317,819$485,487
Debt Service$425,903$428,604
Culture and Recreation$563,775$562,377
Community and Economic Development$10,000$606,806
Capital Projects$0$1.8M
Business Type / Enterprise$14.8M$9.8M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out4

$20.6M
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25

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

$771,150 in FY25: up 54% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 23% more. Road Use Tax, the money for streets the state sends every year by formula, is up 6% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 15% less; grants come and go.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
0$500,000$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M’19’21’23’25Today's $Actual
0$500,000$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Today's $Actual
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$515,489$497,153$525,601$528,454
Iowa DOT projects–$604,425$345,575–
State grants$1,806$1,349–$76,100
Iowa Economic Development Authority–––$83,401
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)––$15,432$49,179
CEBA grants–––$34,016
Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$515,489$497,153$525,601$528,454
Iowa DOT projects–$604,425$345,575–
State grants$1,806$1,349–$76,100
Iowa Economic Development Authority–––$83,401
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)––$15,432$49,179
CEBA grants–––$34,016

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−15%$496,511 → $528,454, up 6% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 15% less
  • State grants+2099%$2,759 → $76,100, up 2658% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 2099% more

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 94% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 55% more.

$637,619
$536,495
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Federal grants, for comparison: $1.3M in FY25.

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

3 seats: the top 3 win.

1 more →

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress6

Cherielynn Westrich (Sen. 13)Austin Harris (Rep. 26)

U.S. House:District 3

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