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PROPERTY TAX IMPACT

If the bond referendum for the Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District is approved by at least 60% of voters on November 4, 2025, the maximum tax impact would be $2.70 per $1,000 of taxable property value. Here’s what that could look like for different property types within the district:

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  • 🏠 Residential Property: A home assessed at $175,000 would see an estimated tax impact of $211.02 per year, or about $17.58 per month.
     

  • 🏢 Commercial Property: A $300,000 property would see an estimated impact of $493.60 annually, or $41.13 per month.
     

  • 🌾 Agricultural Land (based on county averages):

    • Bremer County: $3.62 per acre

    • Chickasaw County: $3.76 per acre

    • Fayette County: $3.85 per acre
       

  • SEE THE TAX IMPACT SUMMARY

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A RESPONSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE APPROACH

Calculating residential property tax can be complex due to the state rollback and Homestead Credit. We've included a simple five-step guide below to help walk you through the process.

Let’s say we have a home with an assessed value of $175,000. Factor in the 47.4316% state rollback, providing a taxable value of $83,005. Subtract the Homestead Credit of $4,850, resulting in a net taxable value of $78,155. Multiply the net taxable value by the levy rate increase of $2.70. This amounts to $211.02 per $175,000 of assessed home value.

The School Board and district leadership take their role as stewards of taxpayer dollars seriously. Even with an approved bond, the district’s overall levy rate would remain at a fiscally responsible level, as district funds of state sales tax dollars will be utilized at a significant level to offset the use of local property tax dollars.

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​When compared to neighboring districts and members of the North Iowa Cedar League (NICL), 14 school districts currently have a tax levy rate higher than SFCSD.

 

In fact, the NICL school districts with the highest levy rates — Hudson, Denver, Jesup, Dike-New Hartford, and Grundy Center — have all passed bond referendums since 2020. With an approved bond in November, SFCSD would still have a lower tax rate than these districts.

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When compared to neighboring districts, SFCSD's levy rate for the current fiscal year is below Tripoli ($15.65), West Central ($14.14), Wapsie Valley ($14.01), and North Fayette Valley ($12.33).

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The School Board and district leadership take their role as stewards of taxpayer dollars seriously. Even with an approved bond, the district’s overall levy rate would remain at a fiscally responsible level, as district funds of state sales tax dollars will be utilized at a significant level to offset the use of local property tax dollars.

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Currently, SFCSD ranks in the lower half of North Iowa Cedar League (NICL) school districts in terms of total tax levy. In fact, the five NICL districts with the highest levy rates have all passed bond referendums since 2020. With an approved bond in November, SFCSD would still have a lower tax rate than these districts.

PROPERTY TAX CALCULATOR

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