Home Values and Rent Rates
Median home value: $64,509
Average rent by number of units, 1990 U.S. Census data, 201 total units
Less than $250, 162 units, 80.6 percent
$250-$499, 39, 19.4 percent
$500-$749, 0
$750-$999, 0
$1,000 or more, 0

State income tax brackets
$51,120 or more, 8.98 percent
$34,081-$51,120, 7.92 percent
$22,721-$34,080, 6.80 percent
$17,041-$22,720, 6.48 percent
$10,225-$17,040, 6.12 percent
$4,545-$10,224, 4.50 percent
$2,273-$4,544, 2.43 percent
$1,137-$2,272, 0.72 percent
$1,136 or less, 0.36 percent

Taxes
City property taxes: $869.36 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
County property taxes: $271.92 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
School district property tax: $1,180.37 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Total property taxes: $2,378.36 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Sales tax: 5 percent, plus a 1 percent local option sales tax

Service Rates
Water rate: $2.65 per 1,000 gallons for the first 100,000 gallons, $2.55 per 1,000 gallons up to 200,000 gallons, $2.45 per 1,000 up to 300,000 gallons, $2.35 per 1,000 gallons up to 400,000 gallons, $2.25 per 1,000 gallons over 400,000 gallons.
Sewer $2.75 per 1,000 gal of water used, based on water usage.
Gas, electric rate: Alliant IES Utilities, Inc. (800) 822-4348
Phone rate: GTE, (800) 483-4400
Cable: Triax Cablevision, (800) 642-6735
Trash pick up: Mandatory recycling; pay for trash bags, $13 for package of ten, 30-gallon bags