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Havelock

$2,420 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($28.73 per $1,000 of taxable value)¹

$920 a yearof that goes to the city ($10.95 per $1,000)

$111,841property taxes the city levies, FY27

$131,428city 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.

Jay MurrayHavelock Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
Joseph SmithHavelock City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Judy KripsHavelock City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Zachary MutchlerHavelock City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Alan S HubbellHavelock City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Patrick TrippHavelock 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

Where a property tax dollar goes in Havelock

The combined rate in most of Havelock is $28.73 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

City of Havelock$10.9538%
Pocahontas Area schools$9.1032%
Pocahontas County$6.3822%
Iowa Central Community. College$1.575%
Pocahontas County Assessor$0.452%
Pocahontas County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.28<1%

Compared with places this size³

Havelock’s city property tax rate of $10.95 per $1,000 is the 72nd highest of 158 Iowa cities with 90–190 people. The middle of the group is $10.36.

See all 158

#	Place	Rate per $1,000	People
1	Castana	$34.13	103
2	Brayton	$25.07	138
3	Hansell	$23.66	85
4	Harris	$23.13	145
5	Whitten	$22.65	98
6	Soldier	$21.92	176
7	Smithland	$21.12	184
8	Stanley	$20.69	86
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	Derby	$18.13	89
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	Geneva	$16.25	137
25	Waterville	$16.25	112
26	Little Sioux	$15.74	170
27	Moorhead	$15.68	186
28	Woodburn	$15.59	133
29	Kamrar	$15.47	178
30	Goodell	$15.16	139
31	Marne	$15.03	109
32	Baldwin	$14.91	99
33	Davis City	$14.45	178
34	Lucas	$14.40	176
35	Westgate	$14.05	190
36	Palmer	$13.89	137
37	Ayrshire	$13.55	128
38	Searsboro	$13.55	129
39	Ferguson	$13.53	98
40	Lanesboro	$13.53	112
41	Calumet	$13.16	144
42	Portsmouth	$13.05	187
43	Delaware	$12.86	139
44	Patterson	$12.84	176
45	Clemons	$12.69	135
46	Millersburg	$12.40	135
47	Aurora	$12.40	165
48	Bridgewater	$12.29	145
49	Arion	$12.14	99
50	Webb	$12.10	139
51	Decatur	$12.08	174
52	Shambaugh	$11.98	161
53	Lone Rock	$11.92	143
54	East Peru	$11.89	119
55	Henderson	$11.85	140
56	Parnell	$11.78	190
57	Reasnor	$11.76	157
58	Morley	$11.74	94
59	Ledyard	$11.74	118
60	Toronto	$11.68	101
61	Exline	$11.60	157
62	Beaman	$11.54	155
63	College Springs	$11.44	172
64	Melrose	$11.27	110
65	Linn Grove	$11.15	155
66	Promise City	$11.13	91
67	Randolph	$11.08	183
68	Leighton	$11.07	153
69	Rake	$11.05	179
70	Masonville	$11.00	98
71	Somers	$10.99	121
72	Havelock	$10.95	127
73	Alexander	$10.90	165
74	Lambs Grove	$10.78	174
75	Wallingford	$10.75	154
76	Woden	$10.68	183
77	Pacific Junction	$10.56	99
78	Barnes City	$10.44	152
79	Stockton	$10.37	171
80	Randall	$10.35	156
81	Meriden	$10.28	175
82	Drakesville	$10.24	170
83	North Washington	$10.23	107
84	Dawson	$10.19	110
85	Barnum	$9.96	186
86	Hartwick	$9.90	91
87	Clare	$9.81	133
88	Tingley	$9.81	146
89	Rutland	$9.65	116
90	Van Wert	$9.62	175
91	Rock Falls	$9.61	143
92	Kirkville	$9.59	159
93	Superior	$9.58	127
94	Webster	$9.55	94
95	Martinsburg	$9.49	109
96	Larrabee	$9.41	116
97	Hamilton	$9.35	125
98	Wiota	$9.32	91
99	Floris	$9.29	119
100	Mitchell	$9.22	118
101	Westphalia	$9.18	133
102	Elberon	$9.16	178
103	Blairsburg	$8.93	175
104	Prairieburg	$8.91	156
105	Welton	$8.86	124
106	Archer	$8.84	116
107	Luther	$8.83	147
108	Fraser	$8.81	107
109	Macksburg	$8.81	103
110	Moorland	$8.61	169
111	Pilot Mound	$8.54	155
112	Thor	$8.38	182
113	Andover	$8.28	106
114	Thurman	$8.26	162
115	Boxholm	$8.11	177
116	Rome	$8.10	112
117	Carpenter	$8.10	92
118	Westfield	$8.10	121
119	Vincent	$8.09	125
120	Morrison	$7.86	101
121	Mount Auburn	$7.86	162
122	Haverhill	$7.86	164
123	Oyens	$7.86	88
124	Olds	$7.86	174
125	Dickens	$7.86	146
126	Castalia	$7.86	141
127	Rose Hill	$7.86	156
128	West Chester	$7.82	147
129	Cromwell	$7.81	104
130	Mcclelland	$7.79	147
131	Arispe	$7.71	95
132	Luzerne	$7.69	111
133	Lidderdale	$7.68	162
134	Westwood	$7.67	96
135	Bernard	$7.56	117
136	Braddyville	$7.49	142
137	Franklin	$7.31	133
138	Spragueville	$7.20	92
139	Weldon	$7.18	134
140	Brunsville	$6.95	128
141	Zwingle	$6.93	86
142	Packwood	$6.77	186
143	Houghton	$6.73	129
144	Williamson	$6.72	126
145	Lincoln	$6.32	119
146	Gravity	$6.18	149
147	Ackworth	$5.90	117
148	Oakland Acres	$5.88	178
149	Springbrook	$5.79	145
150	Maysville	$5.77	155
151	Harper	$5.29	117
152	Panorama Park	$4.62	142
153	Keomah Village	$3.15	107
154	Mcintire	$2.78	115
155	Sherrill	$2.66	176
156	Centralia	$2.41	117
157	New Liberty	$2.27	141
158	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$79,67172%
Liability, property & self insurance costs$19,69018%
Total Employee Benefit Levies$7,7047%
Debt Service Levy$3,5183%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Havelock’s budget goes, FY26

Where it goes	Of each dollar	Cities this size (158)
Business Type / Enterprise	37¢	25¢
Public Works	23¢	27¢
General Government	18¢	24¢
Culture and Recreation	8¢	8¢
Public Safety	8¢	10¢
Everything else	6¢	4¢

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 158 Iowa cities closest in size (90–190 people).

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$69,39753%
Public Works$29,34422%
Public Safety$16,00012%
Culture and Recreation$11,1268%
Debt Service$3,5613%
Community and Economic Development$2,0002%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($70,675 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23

Function	Budget	Spent
Public Works	$82,700	$43,745
Public Safety	$16,275	$30,822
Health and Social Services	$940	$1,030
General Government	$29,265	$31,133
Debt Service	$7,076	$7,075
Culture and Recreation	$33,173	$20,456
Community and Economic Development	$0	$0
Capital Projects	$13,478	$11,075
Business Type / Enterprise	$46,273	$52,564

What it spent each year

$197,900

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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 7% since FY23; down 2% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars

Show the numbers

Program	FY27	FY26	FY25	FY24	FY23
Local option sales tax	$1,078	$16,525	$15,080	$16,515	$15,484

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

Havelock City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Joseph Smith Winner4633.3%
Judy Krips Winner3323.9%
Zachary Mutchler Winner2921.0%
Brandon Weaver 2719.6%
Scattering 32.2%

Havelock Mayor

Jay Murray Winner3054.5%
Amanda Tripp 2545.5%

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress⁴

Tim Kraayenbrink (Sen. 4)Wendy Larson (Rep. 7)

U.S. House:District 4

Pocahontas County Pocahontas Area 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. ↩
Legislative and congressional districts that cover Havelock; percentages are rough shares of its area. These lawmakers write the state laws and budget Havelock 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.