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Akron

Plymouth County · How cities work

$3,050 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($36.26 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,090 a yearof that goes to the city ($12.93 per $1,000)
$831,466property taxes the city levies, FY27
$2.5Mcity 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.

  • Brent S. JamesAkron Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Eric SolbergAkron City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Gerry L. StowersAkron City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Joel HigmanAkron City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Adam LoutschAkron City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Alex PickAkron Mayor · elected November 7, 2023
  • Ryan BergmanAkron City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Sue GabelAkron City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Holly WielengaAkron Care Center Trustee · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jeff MoreheadAkron Care Center Trustee · elected November 4, 2025
  • Madison TapperAkron Care Center Trustee · elected November 4, 2025
  • Angela Auchstetter CareyAkron Akron Care Center Trustee · elected November 7, 2023
  • Diane Von HagelAkron Akron Care Center Trustee · 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 Akron

Homes and businesses in most of Akron pay a combined $36.26 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Plymouth County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $12.93. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.48$12.74
FY21$32.38$12.73
FY22$32.10$12.46
FY23$34.72$12.65
FY24$34.53$12.50
FY25$34.66$12.71
FY26$35.05$12.74
FY27$36.26$12.93
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.48$12.74
FY21$32.38$12.73
FY22$32.10$12.46
FY23$34.72$12.65
FY24$34.53$12.50
FY25$34.66$12.71
FY26$35.05$12.74
FY27$36.26$12.93

Compared with places this size3

Akron’s city property tax rate of $12.93 per $1,000 is the 45th lowest of 121 Iowa cities with 1,000–2,300 people. The middle of the group is $14.04.

Elkader: $27.11Laurens: $24.16Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Villisca: $19.74Sac City: $19.69Traer: $19.56Corning: $19.36Lake City: $19.32Corydon: $18.22La Porte City: $18.08Dysart: $17.95Britt: $17.72Strawberry Point: $17.58Rockwell: $17.54Mapleton: $16.90George: $16.89Manson: $16.87Fayette: $16.85Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63Audubon: $16.52Roland: $16.51Monona: $16.41Aplington: $16.34Colfax: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Panora: $16.14Dike: $15.94Holstein: $15.81State Center: $15.80Pleasantville: $15.80Earlham: $15.55Shell Rock: $15.52Brooklyn: $15.49Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Sidney: $15.19Logan: $15.05Tripoli: $14.99Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $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: $13.87Lake Mills: $13.82Montezuma: $13.79Gilbert: $13.71Clarksville: $13.53Avoca: $13.51Janesville: $13.43Glidden: $13.43Calmar: $13.39Wapello: $13.29Manly: $13.29Conrad: $13.23Springville: $13.22Greenfield: $13.13Treynor: $13.03Leon: $12.93New Sharon: $12.80Slater: $12.79Malvern: $12.79Buffalo: $12.68Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Elkhart: $12.00Atkins: $11.99Wellman: $11.88Blue Grass: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Marcus: $11.31Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Melcher-Dallas: $11.21University Heights: $11.12Ogden: $10.99Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Elk Run Heights: $10.33Walcott: $10.29Lake Park: $10.25Central City: $10.01Peosta: $9.82Epworth: $9.42Lake View: $9.39Fairbank: $9.00Walford: $8.72Lone Tree: $8.13Riverside: $8.02North English: $7.49Sloan: $7.49Arnolds Park: $4.95Akron: $12.93$4.95 lowest$27.11 highestmiddle
See all 121
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Elkader$27.111,192
2Laurens$24.161,253
3Pocahontas$20.791,848
4Rockwell City$20.742,185
5Villisca$19.741,106
6Sac City$19.691,992
7Traer$19.561,547
8Corning$19.361,509
9Lake City$19.321,656
10Corydon$18.221,563
11La Porte City$18.082,267
12Dysart$17.951,266
13Britt$17.722,001
14Strawberry Point$17.581,141
15Rockwell$17.541,044
16Mapleton$16.901,114
17George$16.891,106
18Manson$16.871,646
19Fayette$16.851,193
20Nashua$16.811,515
21Ackley$16.631,538
22Audubon$16.522,008
23Roland$16.511,376
24Monona$16.411,462
25Aplington$16.341,088
26Colfax$16.252,305
27Durant$16.241,798
28Lamoni$16.152,072
29Panora$16.141,096
30Dike$15.941,293
31Holstein$15.811,475
32State Center$15.801,403
33Pleasantville$15.801,696
34Earlham$15.551,411
35Shell Rock$15.521,265
36Brooklyn$15.491,474
37Stuart$15.481,887
38Mount Ayr$15.321,616
39Granger$15.222,095
40Sigourney$15.201,974
41Guttenberg$15.191,804
42Sidney$15.191,048
43Logan$15.051,351
44Tripoli$14.991,208
45Sumner$14.832,032
46Woodbine$14.801,707
47Bedford$14.661,474
48Lenox$14.651,355
49Manning$14.621,390
50Van Meter$14.601,840
51Dunlap$14.561,030
52Coon Rapids$14.491,258
53Nora Springs$14.251,330
54Kingsley$14.251,394
55Urbana$14.201,635
56Sheffield$14.161,123
57Parkersburg$14.151,986
58Hartley$14.111,584
59Ida Grove$14.101,988
60Woodward$14.051,383
61Guthrie Center$14.041,579
62Alton$13.871,248
63Lake Mills$13.822,077
64Montezuma$13.791,421
65Gilbert$13.711,397
66Clarksville$13.531,238
67Avoca$13.511,685
68Janesville$13.431,052
69Glidden$13.431,140
70Calmar$13.391,100
71Wapello$13.292,026
72Manly$13.291,233
73Conrad$13.231,098
74Springville$13.221,161
75Greenfield$13.131,988
76Treynor$13.031,104
77Akron$12.931,545
78Leon$12.931,779
79New Sharon$12.801,249
80Slater$12.791,626
81Malvern$12.791,056
82Buffalo$12.681,163
83Sanborn$12.621,463
84New London$12.561,853
85Lisbon$12.502,238
86Dallas Center$12.421,993
87Remsen$12.321,681
88Monroe$12.282,021
89Denver$12.271,955
90Alta$12.132,039
91Reinbeck$12.101,673
92Elkhart$12.001,079
93Atkins$11.992,168
94Wellman$11.881,531
95Blue Grass$11.791,707
96Columbus Junction$11.711,794
97Palo$11.491,554
98Prairie City$11.381,722
99Marcus$11.311,069
100Northwood$11.282,047
101Mediapolis$11.271,679
102Melcher-Dallas$11.211,193
103University Heights$11.121,188
104Ogden$10.991,970
105Farley$10.911,723
106Oakland$10.851,519
107Moville$10.671,707
108Elk Run Heights$10.331,061
109Walcott$10.291,556
110Lake Park$10.251,155
111Central City$10.011,254
112Peosta$9.822,195
113Epworth$9.422,042
114Lake View$9.391,120
115Fairbank$9.001,133
116Walford$8.721,357
117Lone Tree$8.131,341
118Riverside$8.021,063
119North English$7.491,030
120Sloan$7.491,078
121Arnolds Park$4.951,214

The $8.10 limit

Akron’s general levy is $7.56 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.54 below the limit.4 784 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $7.86 · FY26 $7.79 · FY27 $7.56 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $5.37 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$2.48 · $159,246
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1.73 · $110,963
  • Debt Service Levy$1.17 · $74,884

Tax increment financing (TIF)

Akron’s TIF revenue, from its reports to the state. It budgeted $20,477 in TIF revenue for FY24.

$626,428
YearTIF revenue
FY16$237,009
FY17$242,929
FY18$242,854
FY19$387,192
FY20$410,269
FY21$516,250
FY22$511,647
FY23$626,428
Show the numbers
YearTIF revenue
FY16$237,009
FY17$242,929
FY18$242,854
FY19$387,192
FY20$410,269
FY21$516,250
FY22$511,647
FY23$626,428

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$485,75858%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$159,24619%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$110,96313%
  • Debt Service Levy$74,8849%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Akron’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 75¢ of every dollar75¢Public Safety: 6¢ of every dollarPublic Works: 5¢ of every dollarDebt Service: 5¢ of every dollarCulture and Recreation: 3¢ of every dollarEverything else: 5¢ 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 120 Iowa cities closest in size (1,000–2,300 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (120)
Business Type / Enterprise75¢40¢
Public Safety6¢11¢
Public Works5¢12¢
Debt Service5¢7¢
Culture and Recreation3¢8¢
Everything else5¢23¢

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$584,54024%
  • Public Works$536,77022%
  • Debt Service$521,94321%
  • Culture and Recreation$338,80814%
  • General Government$312,97013%
  • Community and Economic Development$105,3804%
  • Capital Projects$53,1212%
  • Health and Social Services$14,0451%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($7.1M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$430,012$487,802
Public Safety$524,296$466,439
Health and Social Services$13,955$13,592
General Government$163,385$185,624
Debt Service$290,561$540,796
Culture and Recreation$339,284$200,376
Community and Economic Development$55,632$158,070
Capital Projects$0$3.1M
Business Type / Enterprise$2.4M$6.7M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$12.6M

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? 7

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: $221,266 in FY25, up 15% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 8% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$213,573$214,398$220,072$221,266

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.

$265,316
  • State grants$265,316100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$1,188
FY20$1,909
FY21$1,900
FY22$1,810
FY23$35,944
FY24$4,941
FY25$265,316
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$1,188
FY20$1,909
FY21$1,900
FY22$1,810
FY23$35,944
FY24$4,941
FY25$265,316

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−8%$191,970 → $221,266, up 15% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 8% 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 63% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 30% more.

$257,802
$255,237

Federal grants, for comparison: $43,372 in FY25.

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 4

3 seats: the top 3 win.

2 seats: the top 2 win.

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress8

Jeff Taylor (Sen. 2)Thomas M. Jeneary (Rep. 3)

U.S. House:District 4

Plymouth CountyAkron Westfield schoolsAkron-Westfield schools