Local taxes › Van Buren County › Cantril

City

Cantril

$2,610 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($30.95 per $1,000 of taxable value)¹

$980 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.69 per $1,000)

$97,938property taxes the city levies, FY27

$178,963city 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.

Colton Wayne MastCantril City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Justin ChaplinCantril City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Raleigh AnnisCantril City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
Randy Jay WileyCantril Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
Everett WheelerCantril City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Norm TycheCantril 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 Cantril

The combined rate in most of Cantril is $30.95 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Everyone else$13.9845%
City of Cantril$11.6938%
Van Buren County$5.2917%

Compared with places this size³

Cantril’s city property tax rate of $11.69 per $1,000 is the 97th highest of 196 Iowa cities with 150–340 people. The middle of the group is $11.67.

See all 196

#	Place	Rate per $1,000	People
1	Fenton	$22.05	250
2	Soldier	$21.92	176
3	Coulter	$21.80	220
4	Chelsea	$21.61	207
5	Elliott	$21.61	328
6	Smithland	$21.12	184
7	Volga	$20.23	200
8	Alta Vista	$19.88	219
9	Arthur	$19.86	218
10	Coin	$19.59	171
11	Garden Grove	$19.20	173
12	Fort Atkinson	$19.19	300
13	Hastings	$18.95	157
14	Cumberland	$18.42	248
15	Jamaica	$18.24	196
16	Hillsboro	$17.68	158
17	Pierson	$17.12	335
18	Pisgah	$17.09	248
19	Lakota	$16.84	261
20	Marble Rock	$16.78	258
21	Auburn	$16.65	253
22	Prescott	$16.53	186
23	Irwin	$16.46	320
24	Montour	$16.37	199
25	Corwith	$16.22	259
26	Deep River	$16.18	243
27	Waucoma	$16.17	235
28	Granville	$16.00	302
29	Minburn	$15.75	317
30	Little Sioux	$15.74	170
31	Moorhead	$15.68	186
32	Onslow	$15.63	198
33	Linden	$15.62	206
34	Kamrar	$15.47	178
35	Peterson	$15.27	321
36	Greeley	$15.23	216
37	Riverton	$14.94	243
38	Marathon	$14.89	221
39	Ladora	$14.74	223
40	Magnolia	$14.68	194
41	Bagley	$14.63	230
42	Davis City	$14.45	178
43	Lucas	$14.40	176
44	Halbur	$14.37	268
45	Crystal Lake	$14.36	243
46	Kimballton	$14.27	281
47	Steamboat Rock	$14.19	261
48	Westgate	$14.05	190
49	Mystic	$14.01	318
50	Diagonal	$13.91	331
51	Mondamin	$13.82	335
52	Fertile	$13.70	300
53	Stockport	$13.68	272
54	Kellerton	$13.60	241
55	Quimby	$13.58	245
56	Meservey	$13.43	212
57	Persia	$13.41	292
58	Lacona	$13.38	336
59	Leland	$13.31	240
60	Ute	$13.26	326
61	Harcourt	$13.21	257
62	Bennett	$13.16	330
63	Ridgeway	$13.10	261
64	Farmersburg	$13.09	264
65	Portsmouth	$13.05	187
66	Clutier	$13.03	209
67	Silver City	$12.87	244
68	Patterson	$12.84	176
69	Martelle	$12.83	250
70	Malcom	$12.82	257
71	Blencoe	$12.57	223
72	Williams	$12.57	299
73	Maurice	$12.56	271
74	Clearfield	$12.50	277
75	Kensett	$12.47	256
76	Mccausland	$12.45	314
77	Aurora	$12.40	165
78	Modale	$12.34	284
79	Mingo	$12.31	314
80	Brandon	$12.29	331
81	Blakesburg	$12.21	273
82	Cushing	$12.18	225
83	Hanlontown	$12.17	200
84	Stout	$12.14	194
85	Macedonia	$12.12	266
86	Paton	$12.09	217
87	Decatur	$12.08	174
88	Kiron	$12.03	262
89	Rembrandt	$12.03	199
90	Shambaugh	$11.98	161
91	Liscomb	$11.96	292
92	New Providence	$11.88	233
93	Parnell	$11.78	190
94	Reasnor	$11.76	157
95	Joice	$11.72	206
96	Atalissa	$11.71	287
97	Cantril	$11.69	224
98	Kelley	$11.69	312
99	Wadena	$11.65	201
100	Exline	$11.60	157
101	Cincinnati	$11.57	280
102	Beaman	$11.54	155
103	Delta	$11.52	257
104	Terril	$11.48	310
105	Westside	$11.45	283
106	College Springs	$11.44	172
107	Holland	$11.37	261
108	Mallard	$11.28	255
109	Renwick	$11.16	228
110	Linn Grove	$11.15	155
111	Dundee	$11.14	193
112	Randolph	$11.08	183
113	Leighton	$11.07	153
114	Rake	$11.05	179
115	Frederika	$10.99	206
116	Alexander	$10.90	165
117	Goose Lake	$10.89	250
118	Yale	$10.85	265
119	Lambs Grove	$10.78	174
120	Wallingford	$10.75	154
121	Hornick	$10.74	255
122	Woden	$10.68	183
123	Bode	$10.64	304
124	Cleghorn	$10.49	235
125	Barnes City	$10.44	152
126	Danbury	$10.43	315
127	Lytton	$10.38	274
128	Stockton	$10.37	171
129	Rhodes	$10.36	269
130	Randall	$10.35	156
131	Dedham	$10.28	221
132	Deloit	$10.28	246
133	Protivin	$10.28	264
134	Meriden	$10.28	175
135	Drakesville	$10.24	170
136	Bronson	$10.14	294
137	Hancock	$10.13	199
138	La Motte	$10.09	235
139	Melvin	$10.05	196
140	Defiance	$10.05	248
141	Floyd	$10.02	297
142	Barnum	$9.96	186
143	Panama	$9.85	234
144	Grafton	$9.83	212
145	Ionia	$9.65	220
146	Salix	$9.63	303
147	Van Wert	$9.62	175
148	Kirkville	$9.59	159
149	Luxemburg	$9.58	240
150	Rippey	$9.42	217
151	Elberon	$9.16	178
152	Dixon	$9.03	204
153	Lester	$8.94	309
154	Blairsburg	$8.93	175
155	Prairieburg	$8.91	156
156	Oakville	$8.89	198
157	Harvey	$8.71	242
158	Washta	$8.65	206
159	Moorland	$8.61	169
160	Pilot Mound	$8.54	155
161	Ollie	$8.44	196
162	Thor	$8.38	182
163	Rowley	$8.31	264
164	South English	$8.27	196
165	Thurman	$8.26	162
166	Boxholm	$8.11	177
167	Fostoria	$8.10	229
168	Low Moor	$8.10	242
169	Bertram	$8.10	267
170	Nichols	$8.10	317
171	Laurel	$8.10	214
172	Lineville	$8.10	194
173	Luana	$7.98	303
174	Lockridge	$7.92	245
175	Mount Auburn	$7.86	162
176	Haverhill	$7.86	164
177	Grand River	$7.86	192
178	Olds	$7.86	174
179	Rose Hill	$7.86	156
180	Lidderdale	$7.68	162
181	Pulaski	$7.58	259
182	Sheldahl	$7.56	312
183	Fredonia	$7.55	227
184	Harpers Ferry	$7.49	273
185	Alvord	$7.41	216
186	Donahue	$6.83	336
187	Packwood	$6.77	186
188	Libertyville	$6.60	278
189	Keswick	$6.49	238
190	Crawfordsville	$6.44	278
191	Oakland Acres	$5.88	178
192	Maysville	$5.77	155
193	Maharishi Vedic City	$3.87	290
194	West Okoboji	$2.92	311
195	Sherrill	$2.66	176
196	Rickardsville	$2.27	204

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$65,94167%
Liability, property & self insurance costs$28,15029%
Total Employee Benefit Levies$2,8103%
Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$8001%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Cantril’s budget goes, FY26

Where it goes	Of each dollar	Cities this size (194)
Business Type / Enterprise	35¢	35¢
Public Works	32¢	21¢
General Government	21¢	20¢
Public Safety	8¢	10¢
Culture and Recreation	3¢	8¢

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 194 Iowa cities closest in size (150–340 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.

Public Works$80,10045%
General Government$67,43138%
Public Safety$20,21011%
Culture and Recreation$11,2226%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($93,000 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23

Function	Budget	Spent
Public Works	$94,926	$87,779
Public Safety	$15,800	$14,271
Health and Social Services	$0	$0
General Government	$42,480	$44,912
Debt Service	$0	$0
Culture and Recreation	$10,623	$8,479
Community and Economic Development	$275	$0
Capital Projects	$0	$0
Business Type / Enterprise	$85,070	$93,899

What it spent each year

$304,474

$249,340

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23

State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: down 1% since FY23; down 9% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars

Show the numbers

Program	FY27	FY26	FY25	FY24	FY23
Local option sales tax	$2,399	$26,745	$25,583	$24,102	$27,022

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

Cantril City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Justin Chaplin Winner2747.4%
Colton Wayne Mast Winner2340.4%
Raleigh Annis Winner712.3%

Cantril Mayor

Randy Jay Wiley Unopposed19100.0%

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress⁴

Adrian Dickey (Sen. 44)Jeff Shipley (Rep. 87)

U.S. House:District 1

Van Buren CountyVan Buren 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 Cantril; percentages are rough shares of its area. These lawmakers write the state laws and budget Cantril 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.