Iowa
Muscatine’s public record picked up 33 updates in the last 30 days; 5 public meetings in the next three weeks.
Matches the US median of 48 · IA median 52
Steady. Records are moving at a typical pace for an area this size.
Development records: not yet available for Muscatine. The city does not publish its permit and land-use cases in a form we can read yet, so this page shows meetings, hearings and agenda items only. We add development records as soon as a city opens them up.
The next public meeting in Muscatine is the City Council on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM at 215 Sycamore Street, Muscatine, Iowa 52761.
3 zoning or land-use policy changes are in progress in Muscatine: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 4, 2026 · every record names its official source · muscatineiowa.gov/.
median of 16 similar-size cities in IA
From the Census Bureau's survey of local government finances, which classifies every city's own accounts the same way; utilities and enterprise funds are included where the city runs them. Compared with the median mix of similar-size cities in the same state - a description of how the money is allocated, not a judgement of it. Read from the Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
Checking the city’s meeting portal…
By reported crime, Muscatine recorded about the same as similar-size communities in 2025 - Good on AreaMatter's community-safety measure. In 2025, Muscatine's police reported 43 violent offenses (about 1 for every 541 residents) and 217 property offenses (about 1 for every 107 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
Violent offenses are down 49% since 2021 and property offenses are down 45% since 2021, by the rates Muscatine's police reported to the FBI (population-adjusted, complete reporting years only).
In FY2022, Muscatine spent $7,950 per resident. The biggest shares went to utilities (electric, gas) (59%), sewer, water & waste (10%), roads, transit & parking (8%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances.
In FY2022, Muscatine raised $8,610 per resident, mostly from utility revenue (58%), charges & fees (20%), property tax (9%).
Muscatine Community School District spends $20,278 per student (1 more district serves parts of Muscatine), from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
49 (Limited). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered IA cities 52.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM, 215 Sycamore Street, Muscatine, Iowa 52761.
Each agenda published by the city states how to comment (in person, in writing, or online); AreaMatter shows those instructions on every meeting page and links the official agenda.
Most upcoming meetings list 215 Sycamore Street, Muscatine, Iowa 52761.
Yes - Planning and Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Adjustments; Planning and Zoning Commission.
Rezonings go through a public hearing before the planning commission or council; the hearing notice states how to testify and the written-comment deadline. AreaMatter shows the deadline and the official notice on each item.