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Huxley

Story County · How cities work

$2,670 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($31.65 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$980 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.68 per $1,000)
$2.7Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$11.7Mcity 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.

  • Cory RiglerHuxley City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • David G. KuhnHuxley Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Rory EcherHuxley City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Tracey RobertsHuxley City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Greg MulderHuxley City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • John MurphyHuxley 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 Huxley

Homes and businesses in most of Huxley pay a combined $37.49 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Story County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $11.68. Estimate your bill.

  • Ballard schools$19.0051%
  • City of Huxley$11.6831%
  • Story County$4.3412%
  • Story County Hospital$1.083%
  • Des Moines Area Community College$0.812%
  • Story County Assessor$0.471%
  • Story County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.11<1%

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$38.73$11.85
FY21$38.56$11.85
FY22$38.55$11.85
FY23$38.13$11.85
FY24$37.62$11.68
FY25$37.43$11.68
FY26$31.26$11.68
FY27$31.65$11.68
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$38.73$11.85
FY21$38.56$11.85
FY22$38.55$11.85
FY23$38.13$11.85
FY24$37.62$11.68
FY25$37.43$11.68
FY26$31.26$11.68
FY27$31.65$11.68

Compared with places this size3

Huxley’s city property tax rate of $11.68 per $1,000 is the 13th lowest of 60 Iowa cities with 3,200–7,100 people. The middle of the group is $14.67.

Red Oak: $20.65Oelwein: $20.16Albia: $19.70Eagle Grove: $19.32Independence: $19.01Iowa Falls: $18.86West Liberty: $18.68Chariton: $18.37Atlantic: $17.48Clarinda: $17.25Centerville: $16.85Algona: $16.75Vinton: $16.25Winterset: $16.15Cresco: $16.13Humboldt: $16.00Anamosa: $15.95Charles City: $15.95Forest City: $15.77Sheldon: $15.33Estherville: $15.27Harlan: $15.07Shenandoah: $15.02Manchester: $14.96Jefferson: $14.88Hampton: $14.86Carlisle: $14.82Cherokee: $14.82Glenwood: $14.77Waukon: $14.76Nevada: $14.58Monticello: $14.49Osceola: $14.37Windsor Heights: $14.30Osage: $14.29Orange City: $14.01Rock Valley: $13.76Sergeant Bluff: $13.70Emmetsburg: $13.70Mount Vernon: $13.50New Hampton: $13.44Adel: $13.43Maquoketa: $12.85Camanche: $12.75Le Claire: $12.64Milford: $12.57Tiffin: $11.80Solon: $11.53Williamsburg: $11.11Polk City: $11.00Carter Lake: $10.67Story City: $10.39Dyersville: $10.27Spirit Lake: $10.17West Burlington: $10.15Robins: $9.68Asbury: $8.32Eldridge: $8.13Evansdale: $8.00Huxley: $11.68$8.00 lowest$20.65 highestmiddle
See all 60
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Red Oak$20.655,420
2Oelwein$20.165,788
3Albia$19.703,579
4Eagle Grove$19.323,615
5Independence$19.016,266
6Iowa Falls$18.864,993
7West Liberty$18.683,724
8Chariton$18.374,278
9Atlantic$17.486,717
10Clarinda$17.255,334
11Centerville$16.855,345
12Algona$16.755,341
13Vinton$16.254,962
14Winterset$16.155,421
15Cresco$16.133,890
16Humboldt$16.004,774
17Anamosa$15.955,845
18Charles City$15.957,081
19Forest City$15.774,199
20Sheldon$15.335,584
21Estherville$15.275,796
22Harlan$15.074,898
23Shenandoah$15.024,878
24Manchester$14.965,283
25Jefferson$14.884,148
26Hampton$14.864,340
27Carlisle$14.824,381
28Cherokee$14.825,186
29Glenwood$14.775,250
30Waukon$14.763,799
31Nevada$14.587,082
32Monticello$14.494,095
33Osceola$14.375,585
34Windsor Heights$14.305,106
35Osage$14.293,559
36Orange City$14.016,547
37Rock Valley$13.764,024
38Sergeant Bluff$13.705,335
39Emmetsburg$13.703,632
40Mount Vernon$13.504,518
41New Hampton$13.443,433
42Adel$13.436,763
43Maquoketa$12.856,064
44Camanche$12.754,536
45Le Claire$12.644,776
46Milford$12.573,258
47Tiffin$11.806,695
48Huxley$11.684,737
49Solon$11.533,284
50Williamsburg$11.113,380
51Polk City$11.006,430
52Carter Lake$10.673,752
53Story City$10.393,439
54Dyersville$10.274,559
55Spirit Lake$10.175,548
56West Burlington$10.153,249
57Robins$9.683,362
58Asbury$8.326,051
59Eldridge$8.136,967
60Evansdale$8.004,515

The $8.10 limit

Huxley’s general levy is $8.10 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, at the limit.4 247 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

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

Outside the limit: $3.58 more5

  • Debt Service Levy$3.58 · $1.1M

Tax increment financing (TIF)

$111.6M of taxable value in Huxley is in TIF districts’ increment (37% of the city’s taxable value), 2025 valuations, taxed in FY27.6 It budgeted $2.4M in TIF revenue for FY25.

$2.8M

What that value would raise at each government’s rate, FY277

Taxes on TIF value go to the city’s TIF fund instead of the governments that levy them, including about $904,354 of the city’s own.

  • Ballard schools$1.4M
  • Story County$470,770
YearTIF revenue
FY16$2.2M
FY17$2.2M
FY18$2.3M
FY19$2.5M
FY20$2.6M
FY21$2.5M
FY22$2.6M
FY23$2.8M
Show the numbers
YearTIF revenue
FY16$2.2M
FY17$2.2M
FY18$2.3M
FY19$2.5M
FY20$2.6M
FY21$2.5M
FY22$2.6M
FY23$2.8M

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$1.6M59%
  • Debt Service Levy$1.1M41%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Huxley’s budget goes, FY26

Capital Projects: 47¢ of every dollar47¢Debt Service: 15¢ of every dollar15¢Business Type / Enterprise: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Public Safety: 7¢ of every dollar7¢Community and Economic Development: 6¢ of every dollarEverything else: 13¢ of every dollar13¢

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 59 Iowa cities closest in size (3,200–7,100 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (59)
Capital Projects47¢17¢
Debt Service15¢8¢
Business Type / Enterprise12¢38¢
Public Safety7¢13¢
Community and Economic Development6¢3¢
Everything else13¢21¢

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.

  • Capital Projects$4.3M37%
  • Debt Service$2.6M22%
  • Public Safety$1.4M12%
  • Community and Economic Development$1.2M10%
  • Culture and Recreation$868,5577%
  • General Government$676,6046%
  • Public Works$654,5956%
  • Health and Social Services$6,5100%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($2.0M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$615,110$809,358
Public Safety$1.1M$1.1M
Health and Social Services$12,000$6,027
General Government$677,299$504,333
Debt Service$1.5M$185,820
Culture and Recreation$701,225$648,075
Community and Economic Development$1.1M$3.5M
Capital Projects$0$5.6M
Business Type / Enterprise$1.4M$2.0M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out8

$16.6M

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Huxley owes

$17.4M at June 30, 2026: $4,105 per resident. 168th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).9

$28.6M
$17.4M
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$17.4M$4,105
2025$14.8M$3,490
2024$17.1M$4,029
2023$19.8M$4,656
2022$22.4M$5,267
2021$13.7M$3,228
2020$16.2M$3,821
2019$15.1M$3,555
2018$17.2M$4,054
2017$20.0M$4,714
2016$21.6M$5,100
2015$22.9M$5,402
2014$24.4M$5,740
2013$21.4M$5,054
2012$26.0M$6,130
2011$28.1M$6,609
2010$28.6M$6,743
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$17.4M$4,105
2025$14.8M$3,490
2024$17.1M$4,029
2023$19.8M$4,656
2022$22.4M$5,267
2021$13.7M$3,228
2020$16.2M$3,821
2019$15.1M$3,555
2018$17.2M$4,054
2017$20.0M$4,714
2016$21.6M$5,100
2015$22.9M$5,402
2014$24.4M$5,740
2013$21.4M$5,054
2012$26.0M$6,130
2011$28.1M$6,609
2010$28.6M$6,743

Down 39% since 2010.

The 5% limit10

General obligation debt is $10.0M, 36% of the limit of about $27.8M (5% of $555.7M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

6 obligations at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
Revenue Bonds2021A Water Revenue Improvement and Refunding Bond,2042$6.2M
General ObligationGO URBAN RENEWAL BONDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY2030$4.1M
General Obligation2022A GO Water Improvement Refunding Bond Series 2022A2032$3.4M
General Obligation2019A GO Corporate Purpose and Refunding Bond Series2031$1.6M
Revenue Bonds2009 SRF Loan Wastewater Plant Bond2039$1.3M
General Obligation2020A GO Corporate Purpose Bond2031$955,000

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 balances11. Huxley’s latest audit has them: Financial Statement, period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF).

Audits12

The latest: Financial Statement for the period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF), released Wednesday, January 21, 2026, by a CPA firm.

17 earlier reports for Huxley

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? 13

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: $645,097 in FY25, up 27% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 1% more. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$563,551$584,023$599,476$602,730
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)$47,543$19,018$120,981$42,367

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.

$48,242
$29,548
  • State grants$18,30762%
  • Enrich Iowa$5,61519%
  • Other$3,93013%
  • Iowa DOT projects$1,6966%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$13,243
FY20$35,576
FY21$48,242
FY22$31,579
FY23$30,097
FY24$45,178
FY25$29,548
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$13,243
FY20$35,576
FY21$48,242
FY22$31,579
FY23$30,097
FY24$45,178
FY25$29,548

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)+12%$428,510 → $602,730, up 41% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 12% more
  • Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)−58%$81,051 → $42,367, down 48% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 58% 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 65% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 31% more.

$691,218
$685,448

Federal grants, for comparison: $436,689 in FY22.

Business awards

Every award statewide

State economic development awards

1 business has state awards in HUXLEY: $9.8M in grants, loans and tax benefits, for 48 jobs. Closed projects promised 48 jobs; 48 were there at the end.14

  • Continental Manufacturing Chemist, Inc.
    High Quality Jobs Program · FY18 · Closed: Met its contract · 48 jobs required, 48 at the end
    $9.8M

Community college new jobs training: 5 contracts since 2006 worth $661K, for 76 pledged jobs.

Awards statewide

Elections

Running for mayor and city council

Filing opens Monday, August 23, 2027: in 285 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)15.

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

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Huxley; 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.

  • Huxley City Council At-Large (2 seats)
    Now held by Greg Mulder, John Murphy
  • Huxley Mayor
    Now held by David G. Kuhn

Candidates as county auditors and civicAPI list them; a filing can take a few days to appear here16.

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 ballot17.

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress18

Kara Warme (Sen. 26)Brett Barker (Rep. 51)

U.S. House:District 4

Story CountyBallard schools