Photo: Charles Nixon / FortepanIowa · CC BY-SA 4.0Coon Rapids spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Coon Rapids’ city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,833 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Coon Rapids is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,312 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Coon Rapids’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,312 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $632–$1,186. Coon Rapids spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($294,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Coon Rapids itself left out).
About $1,833 per resident a year, or $5.02 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 18%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 46% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Coon Rapids reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,312 · 2023: $1,499 · 2024: $1,833. Per resident it went from $1,312 to $1,833 (up 40%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,221 to 1,279.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,484 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.11% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Coon Rapids’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Coon Rapids’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Coon Rapids →
Who’s in charge in Coon Rapids
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Coon Rapids’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on coonrapidsiowa.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 75 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,279).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District
Coon Rapids’ K–12 school district, shared with Bayard. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,605 per pupil, $7,972 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Coon Rapids’ votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coon Rapids alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carroll County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.3%7,814 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.4%3,153 votesOthers: 1.4% (153 votes).
Most votes in Carroll County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Coon Rapids lies in Carroll County; the rest in Guthrie County. Every 2024 race in Carroll County is on the county’s page.
Carroll County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Coon Rapids.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: coonrapidsiowa.com ↗
- 2Iowa HouseCoon Rapids is split between 2 districts
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Coon Rapids’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Coon Rapids’ government
How much does Coon Rapids spend per resident?
About $1,833 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,312 was more than 80% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Coon Rapids?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,484 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.11% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see coonrapidsiowa.com.
Who runs Coon Rapids’ government?
See coonrapidsiowa.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Coon Rapids yet.
How did Coon Rapids vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coon Rapids alone. Carroll County, where 100% of Coon Rapids lies, voted Trump 70.3%, Harris 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Coon Rapids?
17 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $111,667 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Coon Rapids in the state legislature?
Coon Rapids is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Iowa Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Coon Rapids’ government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →