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$3,410 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($40.45 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,910 a yearof that goes to the city ($22.67 per $1,000)
$314,476property taxes the city levies, FY27
$462,088city 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.

  • Aaron G. CoxRolfe City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Brent StewartRolfe City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Stephanie SindtRolfe Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Tammy J. ShimonRolfe City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Lana PrattRolfe City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Rob JacksonRolfe 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 Rolfe

The combined rate in most of Rolfe is $40.45 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Compared with places this size3

Rolfe’s city property tax rate of $22.67 per $1,000 is the 2nd highest of 190 Iowa cities with 340–760 people. The middle of the group is $12.91.

Stanhope: $29.10Charter Oak: $21.32Oxford Junction: $20.84Earling: $20.47Pomeroy: $19.60Salem: $19.15Dumont: $19.04Seymour: $18.78Dexter: $18.69Fonda: $18.52Massena: $18.23Kanawha: $18.11Swea City: $18.04Alden: $17.90Elma: $17.82Callender: $17.78Casey: $17.72Dows: $17.70New Hartford: $17.69Vail: $17.66Ringsted: $17.65Emerson: $17.54Walnut: $17.46Murray: $17.44Thompson: $17.25Ashton: $17.17Burt: $17.10Latimer: $16.96Lohrville: $16.95Elk Horn: $16.78Oxford: $16.70Mccallsburg: $16.58Whittemore: $16.54Bancroft: $16.52Titonka: $16.45Early: $16.35Truro: $16.34Lewis: $16.25Duncombe: $16.10Bayard: $16.05Scranton: $16.01Ruthven: $15.84Minden: $15.77Walker: $15.74Russell: $15.18Stanwood: $15.12Stratford: $15.03Zearing: $14.99Arlington: $14.98Maynard: $14.85Plainfield: $14.84Ryan: $14.84Otho: $14.82Wyoming: $14.81Humeston: $14.80Hopkinton: $14.79Essex: $14.76Gilmore City: $14.60Garnavillo: $14.52Sabula: $14.38Garrison: $14.38Lorimor: $14.36Collins: $14.32Clermont: $14.30Moulton: $14.25Ocheyedan: $14.22Mcgregor: $14.20Olin: $14.19Garwin: $14.08Farragut: $14.07Elgin: $14.05Lime Springs: $13.95Dow City: $13.94Wesley: $13.91Bussey: $13.83Livermore: $13.78Redfield: $13.73Sioux Rapids: $13.63Albion: $13.58Lamont: $13.57New Albin: $13.55Rockford: $13.52Boyden: $13.39Lawler: $13.39New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Quasqueton: $13.12Farmington: $13.10Anthon: $13.05Little Rock: $13.03Coggon: $12.99Lehigh: $12.97Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Earlville: $12.90Brighton: $12.88Montrose: $12.78Goldfield: $12.73Wellsburg: $12.68Delmar: $12.68Galva: $12.68Badger: $12.67Martensdale: $12.63Stanton: $12.62Hospers: $12.58Norway: $12.53Everly: $12.51Hazleton: $12.48Spillville: $12.40Alburnett: $12.30Moravia: $12.27Hedrick: $12.22Bonaparte: $12.17Schaller: $12.14Hawkeye: $12.11Colesburg: $11.97Albert City: $11.88Thornton: $11.86Runnells: $11.79Allerton: $11.72Orient: $11.66Merrill: $11.64Ellsworth: $11.57Morning Sun: $11.50Battle Creek: $11.49Wall Lake: $11.43Churdan: $11.31Miles: $11.28Sutherland: $11.25Arcadia: $11.23Whiting: $11.21Shelby: $11.17Blairstown: $11.04Manilla: $11.01Milton: $10.98Ireton: $10.93New Vienna: $10.91Letts: $10.91Fontanelle: $10.88Birmingham: $10.87Charlotte: $10.86Richland: $10.82Grand Mound: $10.78Batavia: $10.77Riverdale: $10.67Union: $10.58Calamus: $10.47Lovilia: $10.46Radcliffe: $10.37Stacyville: $10.36Ventura: $10.22Andrew: $10.22Royal: $10.20Hartford: $10.16Rudd: $10.13What Cheer: $10.01Cumming: $9.85Breda: $9.80Doon: $9.78Lynnville: $9.68Farnhamville: $9.18Middletown: $9.16Alleman: $9.12Crescent: $8.72Ainsworth: $8.62Grand Junction: $8.57Gilman: $8.10Lakeside: $8.10Lost Nation: $8.10Kellogg: $8.10Grandview: $8.10Agency: $7.94Fremont: $7.86Delhi: $7.81Klemme: $7.74Beacon: $7.56Worthington: $7.50Marquette: $7.08Columbus City: $6.94Raymond: $6.85Keystone: $6.80Shueyville: $6.79New Virginia: $5.97Holy Cross: $5.91Conesville: $5.86University Park: $5.27Orleans: $4.13Okoboji: $3.83Wahpeton: $3.19Rolfe: $22.67$3.19 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Rolfe$22.67505
3Charter Oak$21.32521
4Oxford Junction$20.84424
5Earling$20.47394
6Pomeroy$19.60511
7Salem$19.15380
8Dumont$19.04614
9Seymour$18.78646
10Dexter$18.69631
11Fonda$18.52636
12Massena$18.23352
13Kanawha$18.11638
14Swea City$18.04545
15Alden$17.90738
16Elma$17.82493
17Callender$17.78361
18Casey$17.72387
19Dows$17.70509
20New Hartford$17.69555
21Vail$17.66383
22Ringsted$17.65346
23Emerson$17.54401
24Walnut$17.46728
25Murray$17.44609
26Thompson$17.25478
27Ashton$17.17434
28Burt$17.10404
29Latimer$16.96477
30Lohrville$16.95366
31Elk Horn$16.78631
32Oxford$16.70715
33Mccallsburg$16.58356
34Whittemore$16.54478
35Bancroft$16.52677
36Titonka$16.45491
37Early$16.35571
38Truro$16.34515
39Lewis$16.25358
40Duncombe$16.10374
41Bayard$16.05402
42Scranton$16.01496
43Ruthven$15.84710
44Minden$15.77581
45Walker$15.74671
46Russell$15.18475
47Stanwood$15.12612
48Stratford$15.03688
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
58Essex$14.76721
59Gilmore City$14.60484
60Garnavillo$14.52751
61Sabula$14.38498
62Garrison$14.38345
63Lorimor$14.36377
64Collins$14.32503
65Clermont$14.30571
66Moulton$14.25596
67Ocheyedan$14.22424
68Mcgregor$14.20725
69Olin$14.19652
70Garwin$14.08469
71Farragut$14.07480
72Elgin$14.05676
73Lime Springs$13.95467
74Dow City$13.94477
75Wesley$13.91382
76Bussey$13.83378
77Livermore$13.78382
78Redfield$13.73719
79Sioux Rapids$13.63722
80Albion$13.58444
81Lamont$13.57429
82New Albin$13.55435
83Rockford$13.52722
84Boyden$13.39694
85Lawler$13.39392
86New Market$13.25381
87Plymouth$13.21368
88Quasqueton$13.12587
89Farmington$13.10583
90Anthon$13.05534
91Little Rock$13.03447
92Coggon$12.99691
93Lehigh$12.97395
94Menlo$12.92347
95Templeton$12.91337
96Earlville$12.90713
97Brighton$12.88592
98Montrose$12.78734
99Goldfield$12.73617
100Wellsburg$12.68709
101Delmar$12.68541
102Galva$12.68416
103Badger$12.67540
104Martensdale$12.63413
105Stanton$12.62664
106Hospers$12.58703
107Norway$12.53463
108Everly$12.51570
109Hazleton$12.48711
110Spillville$12.40371
111Alburnett$12.30672
112Moravia$12.27625
113Hedrick$12.22717
114Bonaparte$12.17357
115Schaller$12.14702
116Hawkeye$12.11429
117Colesburg$11.97379
118Albert City$11.88627
119Thornton$11.86394
120Runnells$11.79467
121Allerton$11.72432
122Orient$11.66363
123Merrill$11.64713
124Ellsworth$11.57495
125Morning Sun$11.50702
126Battle Creek$11.49683
127Wall Lake$11.43739
128Churdan$11.31359
129Miles$11.28400
130Sutherland$11.25628
131Arcadia$11.23588
132Whiting$11.21725
133Shelby$11.17730
134Blairstown$11.04705
135Manilla$11.01756
136Milton$10.98395
137Ireton$10.93571
138New Vienna$10.91384
139Letts$10.91358
140Fontanelle$10.88684
141Birmingham$10.87371
142Charlotte$10.86386
143Richland$10.82532
144Grand Mound$10.78608
145Batavia$10.77434
146Riverdale$10.67385
147Union$10.58378
148Calamus$10.47348
149Lovilia$10.46456
150Radcliffe$10.37540
151Stacyville$10.36436
152Ventura$10.22701
153Andrew$10.22374
154Royal$10.20379
155Hartford$10.16729
156Rudd$10.13339
157What Cheer$10.01595
158Cumming$9.85527
159Breda$9.80492
160Doon$9.78640
161Lynnville$9.68382
162Farnhamville$9.18364
163Middletown$9.16365
164Alleman$9.12439
165Crescent$8.72626
166Ainsworth$8.62511
167Grand Junction$8.57715
168Gilman$8.10530
169Lakeside$8.10695
170Lost Nation$8.10425
171Kellogg$8.10597
172Grandview$8.10431
173Agency$7.94623
174Fremont$7.86688
175Delhi$7.81438
176Klemme$7.74429
177Beacon$7.56434
178Worthington$7.50374
179Marquette$7.08434
180Columbus City$6.94385
181Raymond$6.85754
182Keystone$6.80616
183Shueyville$6.79725
184New Virginia$5.97499
185Holy Cross$5.91348
186Conesville$5.86350
187University Park$5.27476
188Orleans$4.13503
189Okoboji$3.83729
190Wahpeton$3.19337

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$118,65338%
  • Debt Service Levy$74,40824%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$60,54819%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$59,68219%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Rolfe’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 58¢ of every dollar58¢Public Safety: 11¢ of every dollar11¢General Government: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Culture and Recreation: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Debt Service: 7¢ of every dollarEverything else: 5¢ of every dollar$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (189)
Business Type / Enterprise58¢40¢
Public Safety11¢9¢
General Government10¢13¢
Culture and Recreation10¢9¢
Debt Service7¢5¢
Everything else5¢23¢

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 189 Iowa cities closest in size (340–760 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$124,86527%
  • Public Works$96,98021%
  • Public Safety$89,09519%
  • Debt Service$76,50817%
  • Culture and Recreation$72,54016%
  • Capital Projects$2,0000%
  • Community and Economic Development$1000%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($750,125 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$56,000$85,677
Public Safety$133,200$138,735
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$90,100$93,868
Debt Service$114,027$111,629
Culture and Recreation$117,082$124,865
Community and Economic Development$4,950$11,177
Capital Projects$0$16,206
Business Type / Enterprise$679,760$846,695

What it spent each year

$1.4M
$1.4M
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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
$40,000$50,000$60,000$70,000$80,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
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Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$4,316$66,175$60,389$66,135$62,004

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

3 seats: the top 3 win.

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Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Rolfe; 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

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