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$3,420 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($40.61 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,530 a yearof that goes to the city ($18.22 per $1,000)
$834,509property taxes the city levies, FY27
$1.8Mcity 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.

  • Bryan WolfeCorydon City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Chase ClarkCorydon City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kyle HamptonCorydon City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Nathan BennettCorydon Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Dawn ChristianCorydon City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Kenneth HolmesCorydon 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 Corydon

Homes and businesses in most of Corydon pay a combined $40.61 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Wayne County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $18.22. Estimate your bill.

  • City of Corydon$18.2245%
  • Wayne schools$10.2525%
  • Wayne County$6.4716%
  • Wayne County Hospital$3.679%
  • Indian Hills Community College$1.243%
  • Wayne County Assessor$0.451%
  • Wayne County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.30<1%

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own
0$15$30$45$60’20’22’24’26’27CombinedCity’s own
0$15$30$45$60’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27CombinedCity’s own
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$43.77$18.50
FY21$42.91$18.21
FY22$41.54$17.22
FY23$39.15$15.99
FY24$40.46$16.83
FY25$43.42$19.95
FY26$42.54$18.91
FY27$40.61$18.22
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$43.77$18.50
FY21$42.91$18.21
FY22$41.54$17.22
FY23$39.15$15.99
FY24$40.46$16.83
FY25$43.42$19.95
FY26$42.54$18.91
FY27$40.61$18.22

Compared with places this size3

Corydon’s city property tax rate of $18.22 per $1,000 is the 10th highest 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: $19.32La 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: $16.41Belle Plaine: $16.34Aplington: $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: $14.60Coon 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: $13.03Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93New Sharon: $12.80Slater: $12.79Malvern: $12.79Buffalo: $12.68Bellevue: $12.67Sanborn: $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: $8.02Sloan: $7.49Arnolds Park: $4.95Corydon: $18.22$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
25Belle Plaine$16.342,335
26Aplington$16.341,088
27Colfax$16.252,305
28Durant$16.241,798
29Lamoni$16.152,072
30Panora$16.141,096
31Dike$15.941,293
32Holstein$15.811,475
33State Center$15.801,403
34Pleasantville$15.801,696
35Earlham$15.551,411
36Shell Rock$15.521,265
37Brooklyn$15.491,474
38Stuart$15.481,887
39Mount Ayr$15.321,616
40Granger$15.222,095
41Sigourney$15.201,974
42Guttenberg$15.191,804
43Sidney$15.191,048
44Logan$15.051,351
45Tripoli$14.991,208
46Sumner$14.832,032
47Woodbine$14.801,707
48Bedford$14.661,474
49Lenox$14.651,355
50Manning$14.621,390
51Van Meter$14.601,840
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
83Bellevue$12.672,321
84Sanborn$12.621,463
85New London$12.561,853
86Lisbon$12.502,238
87Dallas Center$12.421,993
88Remsen$12.321,681
89Monroe$12.282,021
90Denver$12.271,955
91Alta$12.132,039
92Reinbeck$12.101,673
93Elkhart$12.001,079
94Atkins$11.992,168
95Wellman$11.881,531
96Blue Grass$11.791,707
97Columbus Junction$11.711,794
98Palo$11.491,554
99Prairie City$11.381,722
100Marcus$11.311,069
101Northwood$11.282,047
102Mediapolis$11.271,679
103Melcher-Dallas$11.211,193
104University Heights$11.121,188
105Ogden$10.991,970
106Farley$10.911,723
107Oakland$10.851,519
108Moville$10.671,707
109Elk Run Heights$10.331,061
110Walcott$10.291,556
111Lake Park$10.251,155
112Central City$10.011,254
113Peosta$9.822,195
114Epworth$9.422,042
115Lake View$9.391,120
116Fairbank$9.001,133
117Walford$8.721,357
118Lone Tree$8.131,341
119Riverside$8.021,063
120Sloan$7.491,078
121Arnolds Park$4.951,214

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$394,04647%
  • Debt Service Levy$288,42835%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$76,5069%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$75,2009%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Corydon’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 38¢ of every dollar38¢Public Works: 16¢ of every dollar16¢Culture and Recreation: 13¢ of every dollar13¢General Government: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Debt Service: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Everything 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 120 Iowa cities closest in size (1,000–2,300 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (120)
Business Type / Enterprise38¢40¢
Public Works16¢12¢
Culture and Recreation13¢8¢
General Government10¢7¢
Debt Service10¢7¢
Everything else13¢27¢

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$546,53830%
  • Culture and Recreation$376,68820%
  • Debt Service$371,88520%
  • General Government$264,65914%
  • Public Safety$171,0759%
  • Capital Projects$55,0003%
  • Community and Economic Development$52,5003%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($1.3M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$398,250$763,553
Public Safety$158,801$168,136
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$240,230$519,643
Debt Service$166,118$299,630
Culture and Recreation$276,064$411,954
Community and Economic Development$100,000$1.4M
Capital Projects$1.1M$1.0M
Business Type / Enterprise$4.3M$2.0M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out4

$6.5M
$4.2M
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25

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? 5

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: $247,667 in FY25, up 15% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 8% less. Grants are below.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’19’21’23’25Today's $Actual
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$212,415$209,995$215,551$216,721
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)$10,938$9,723$44,520$30,946

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.

$43,124
$1,487
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
  • Other$1,487100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$1,989
FY21$1,843
FY22$987
FY23$43,124
FY24$11,487
FY25$1,487
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$1,989
FY21$1,843
FY22$987
FY23$43,124
FY24$11,487
FY25$1,487

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−16%$204,759 → $216,721, up 6% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 16% less
  • Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)+129%$10,785 → $30,946, up 187% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 129% more

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 41% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 12% more.

$217,364
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Federal grants, for comparison: $48,700 in FY25.

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

3 seats: the top 3 win.

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress6

Amy Sinclair (Sen. 12)Sam Wengryn (Rep. 24)

U.S. House:District 3

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