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Poweshiek County

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$2,630 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home in a typical town here, FY27 (a rate of $31.18 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,980 a yearon a $200,000 home in the countryside, FY27 ($23.46 per $1,000)
$26.4Mcounty budget, FY27
$1.82Btaxable value, 2025 valuations (+32.5% in 5 years)

Who runs it

The Board of Supervisors sets the county budget and its property tax; the other officers run elections, records, taxes and law enforcement.

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Meetings and agendas

What the Board of Supervisors is deciding: each agenda, the resolutions and ordinances on it, and a plain-language summary.

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Property taxes

Rates over time

Typical combined rate per $1,000 of taxable value, and the county government’s own rural levy.

In citiesRuralCounty levy
0$10$20$30$40’20’22’24’26’27In citiesRuralCounty levy
0$10$20$30$40’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27In citiesRuralCounty levy
YearIn citiesRuralCounty’s rural levy
FY27$31.18$23.46$7.81
FY26$31.49$23.93$7.27
FY25$32.73$24.47$7.50
FY24$30.80$24.25$6.96
FY23$31.21$24.22$6.97
FY22$31.94$25.10$7.80
FY21$32.51$25.16$7.92
FY20$34.16$24.47$7.95
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YearIn citiesRuralCounty’s rural levy
FY27$31.18$23.46$7.81
FY26$31.49$23.93$7.27
FY25$32.73$24.47$7.50
FY24$30.80$24.25$6.96
FY23$31.21$24.22$6.97
FY22$31.94$25.10$7.80
FY21$32.51$25.16$7.92
FY20$34.16$24.47$7.95

Rates by city, FY27

Typical combined rate in each city, per $1,000 of taxable value.

CityTypical rateSince FY22
Barnes City$27.62-1.1%
Brooklyn$30.11+0.8%
Deep River$32.99+5.2%
Grinnell$26.55-24.6%
Guernsey$31.00-2.9%
Hartwick$31.36-1.2%
Malcom$33.69-10.8%
Montezuma$29.95-13.3%
Searsboro$30.94+2.3%
Victor$35.19+12.9%
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CityTypical rateSince FY22
Barnes City$27.62-1.1%
Brooklyn$30.11+0.8%
Deep River$32.99+5.2%
Grinnell$26.55-24.6%
Guernsey$31.00-2.9%
Hartwick$31.36-1.2%
Malcom$33.69-10.8%
Montezuma$29.95-13.3%
Searsboro$30.94+2.3%
Victor$35.19+12.9%

Compared with places this size2

Poweshiek County’s countywide property tax rate of $3.86 per $1,000 is the 5th lowest of 39 Iowa counties with 12,000–27,000 people. The middle of the group is $6.03.

Washington County: $9.68Henry County: $9.19Hardin County: $8.26Tama County: $8.20Winneshiek County: $7.36Buena Vista County: $7.36Page County: $7.34Iowa County: $7.29Jefferson County: $6.97Clayton County: $6.89Wright County: $6.87Buchanan County: $6.80Benton County: $6.77Harrison County: $6.69Allamakee County: $6.45Butler County: $6.28Jones County: $6.20Floyd County: $6.16Cedar County: $6.10Hamilton County: $6.03Clay County: $5.97Mills County: $5.90Fayette County: $5.83Delaware County: $5.79Kossuth County: $5.79Bremer County: $5.32Jackson County: $5.28Grundy County: $5.20Crawford County: $4.90Cass County: $4.75Madison County: $4.70Lyon County: $3.96Mahaska County: $3.95Carroll County: $3.90O'Brien County: $3.59Plymouth County: $3.53Boone County: $3.24Dickinson County: $1.90Poweshiek County: $3.86$1.90 lowest$9.68 highestmiddle
See all 39
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Washington County$9.6822,631
2Henry County$9.1919,361
3Hardin County$8.2616,464
4Tama County$8.2016,738
5Winneshiek County$7.3619,723
6Buena Vista County$7.3620,816
7Page County$7.3415,038
8Iowa County$7.2916,423
9Jefferson County$6.9715,781
10Clayton County$6.8916,931
11Wright County$6.8712,729
12Buchanan County$6.8020,733
13Benton County$6.7725,799
14Harrison County$6.6914,626
15Allamakee County$6.4514,184
16Butler County$6.2814,156
17Jones County$6.2021,116
18Floyd County$6.1615,008
19Cedar County$6.1018,231
20Hamilton County$6.0314,856
21Clay County$5.9716,474
22Mills County$5.9014,717
23Fayette County$5.8319,152
24Delaware County$5.7917,609
25Kossuth County$5.7914,408
26Bremer County$5.3225,328
27Jackson County$5.2819,390
28Grundy County$5.2012,405
29Crawford County$4.9016,378
30Cass County$4.7513,024
31Madison County$4.7017,161
32Lyon County$3.9612,378
33Mahaska County$3.9522,034
34Carroll County$3.9020,407
35Poweshiek County$3.8618,454
36O'Brien County$3.5914,260
37Plymouth County$3.5325,825
38Boone County$3.2426,729
39Dickinson County$1.9018,158

What’s taxed

$1.82B of taxable value in 2025 valuations, +32.5% since 2020. Who carries the load, by kind of property:

  • Homes$844.0M45%
  • Farmland and farm buildings$453.9M24%
  • Industrial$285.0M15%
  • Commercial$197.6M11%
  • Utilities, railroads and other$94.5M5%
Valuation yearHomesFarmlandCommercialIndustrialTotal
2025$844.0M$453.9M$197.6M$285.0M$1.82B
2024$816.7M$441.8M$185.7M$241.0M$1.73B
2023$791.0M$428.6M$179.7M$203.1M$1.65B
2022$767.3M$464.3M$162.2M$154.7M$1.60B
2021$731.4M$448.3M$179.4M$144.0M$1.56B
2020$633.0M$407.9M$180.4M$102.4M$1.38B
2019$604.3M$395.0M$177.3M$86.5M$1.32B
2018$574.1M$391.7M$148.5M$74.9M$1.24B
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Valuation yearHomesFarmlandCommercialIndustrialTotal
2025$844.0M$453.9M$197.6M$285.0M$1.82B
2024$816.7M$441.8M$185.7M$241.0M$1.73B
2023$791.0M$428.6M$179.7M$203.1M$1.65B
2022$767.3M$464.3M$162.2M$154.7M$1.60B
2021$731.4M$448.3M$179.4M$144.0M$1.56B
2020$633.0M$407.9M$180.4M$102.4M$1.38B
2019$604.3M$395.0M$177.3M$86.5M$1.32B
2018$574.1M$391.7M$148.5M$74.9M$1.24B

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of the county’s budget goes, FY27

Roads & transportation: 34¢ of every dollar34¢Public safety & legal services: 22¢ of every dollar22¢Capital projects: 17¢ of every dollar17¢Debt payments: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Administration: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Everything else: 10¢ of every dollar10¢

Planned spending from all funds. “Counties this size” is the average for the 38 counties closest in size (12,000–27,000 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCounties this size (38)
Roads & transportation34¢33¢
Public safety & legal services22¢23¢
Capital projects17¢12¢
Debt payments10¢4¢
Administration8¢11¢
Everything else10¢16¢

The county’s budget

Poweshiek County plans to spend $26.4M in FY27, from property taxes, state and federal money, fees and its reserves. It spent $19.1M in FY25.

  • Roads & transportation$9.1M34%
  • Public safety & legal services$5.7M22%
  • Capital projects$4.4M17%
  • Debt payments$2.7M10%
  • Administration$2.0M8%
  • Parks, libraries, extension & environment$936,8694%
  • Services to residents (records, elections, licenses)$810,5163%
  • Physical health & social services$650,8652%
  • Other$136,4941%

Its property tax levies, FY27

Dollars per $1,000 of taxable value. Everyone in the county pays the countywide levies; people outside cities also pay the rural ones, which mostly pay for roads and rural services.

  • General Basic · countywide$3.50
  • Debt Service · countywide$0.36
  • Countywide · countywide$3.86
  • Rural Basic · rural$3.95
  • Total Rural · rural$7.81

Sales tax and state money

Local option sales tax collected

The extra local sales tax voters approved, collected by the state and paid back to the county and its cities.

$3.7M
’14’16’18’20’22’24
YearCollected
FY24$3.7M
FY23$3.3M
FY22$3.1M
FY21$3.3M
FY20$2.9M
FY19$2.6M
FY18$2.4M
FY17$2.3M
FY16$2.3M
FY15$2.2M
FY14$2.3M
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YearCollected
FY24$3.7M
FY23$3.3M
FY22$3.1M
FY21$3.3M
FY20$2.9M
FY19$2.6M
FY18$2.4M
FY17$2.3M
FY16$2.3M
FY15$2.2M
FY14$2.3M

State payments to the county and its cities

Sales tax collected for them and property tax credits paid on residents’ behalf: $5.0M in FY26. The newest year may be partial.

$6.2M
$554,416
’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27
Who received them, FY26
  • Poweshiek County$2.6M53%
  • City of Grinnell$1.6M32%
  • City of Brooklyn$236,8015%
  • City of Montezuma$226,7275%
  • City of Victor$141,3073%
  • City of Malcom$44,8741%
  • City of Deep River$37,1201%
  • City of Barnes City$21,7150%
  • City of Searsboro$19,2360%
  • City of Hartwick$14,2350%
  • City of Guernsey$10,0920%
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
Local option sales tax$263,620$3.6M$3.6M$3.9M$3.4M$3.8M$3.3M$2.9M
Homestead property tax credit–$895,412$889,899$829,390$824,744$824,547$796,001$771,660
Ag land and family farm tax credits$290,796$472,208$419,149$457,528$481,240$460,333$507,312$525,765
Business property tax credit––$925,475$970,647$976,266$988,037$976,697$893,976
Elderly and disabled property tax credit–$23,626$19,716$32,573$27,343$29,196$30,294$29,410
Military service property tax credit–––$10,390$10,963$11,369$11,781$12,102
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ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
Local option sales tax$263,620$3.6M$3.6M$3.9M$3.4M$3.8M$3.3M$2.9M
Homestead property tax credit–$895,412$889,899$829,390$824,744$824,547$796,001$771,660
Ag land and family farm tax credits$290,796$472,208$419,149$457,528$481,240$460,333$507,312$525,765
Business property tax credit––$925,475$970,647$976,266$988,037$976,697$893,976
Elderly and disabled property tax credit–$23,626$19,716$32,573$27,343$29,196$30,294$29,410
Military service property tax credit–––$10,390$10,963$11,369$11,781$12,102

Elections

Most recent: November 3, 2026

County offices · 6
Townships · 20

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

        Places in the county

        At the Statehouse and in Congress3

        Annette Sweeney (Sen. 27)Dean Fisher (Rep. 53)

        U.S. House:District 2

        Cities

        Barnes CityBrooklynDeep RiverGrinnellGuernseyHartwickMalcomMontezumaSearsboroVictor

        School districts

        Belle PlaineBrooklyn-Guernsey-MalcomEast MarshallEnglish ValleysGrinnell-NewburgH-L-VLynnville-SullyMontezumaNorth MahaskaSouth Tama CountyTri-County