The Monona County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public hearing to discuss the proposed property tax levy for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. The meeting will take place on March 23, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Board of Supervisor’s Board Room at 610 Iowa Ave, Onawa.
Residents and taxpayers are invited to attend the hearing to share their objections or support regarding the proposed tax levy. Following this initial hearing, the board will publish a notice and hold an additional hearing focused on the county budget.
For more information about Monona County government or to contact officials, residents can visit www.mononacountyiowa.gov or call (712) 433-2191.
According to figures provided by the Iowa Department of Management Property Tax system, general services taxable valuations are projected at $987,814,675 for both effective and proposed budgets in FY 2026/2027. The requested tax dollars for countywide rates except debt service are set to increase from $5,749,702 in FY 2025/2026 to $5,834,705 in FY 2026/2027. The countywide tax rate is also expected to rise from 5.74253 to a proposed rate of 5.90668.
Taxable valuations for rural services are forecasted at $783,626,439 with requested tax dollars increasing from $2,333,247 to $3,095,324. The rural additional tax rate is set to move from its current level of 2.88378 up to a proposed rate of 3.95000.
Comparisons show that urban residential taxpayers with an assessed valuation of $100,000/$110,000 would see their property taxes increase from $272 in FY 2025/2026 to a proposed $289 in FY 2026/2027—a change of approximately six percent. Rural residential taxpayers with similar valuations could expect an increase from $409 up to $483—an increase exceeding eighteen percent.
Commercial properties with assessed values of $300,000/$330,000 would see urban taxpayer bills rise by over fourteen percent and rural taxpayer bills by nearly twenty-seven percent under the proposal.
The documentation notes that actual or assessed valuation is multiplied by a rollback percentage when calculating property taxes and assumes a ten percent property value increase as part of its comparison calculations between years.
The stated reason for these increases is “Increase costs for services and insurance.”
Further details about Monona County’s budget proposal can be found on the Iowa Department of Management’s website: https://dom-localgov.iowa.gov/budget-renderer?id=25151
