Town Hall · Rockvale

Rockvale, CO town hall & government

Rockvale spent $489,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $970 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rockvale's government.

Town budget

Where Rockvale's money goes

Spent
$489,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$970
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$190,000
$377 per resident
Paid to other governments
$144,00029%
Roads & transportation
$129,00026%
Water & other utilities
$124,00025%
Interest on debt
$8,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Other
$80,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 74%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockvale

Full-time staff
3
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fremont RE-2

Rockvale's K–12 school district, shared with Coal Creek, Florence and Williamsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,206
Colorado: $15,889
Students
1,376
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,206 per pupil, $7,395 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Rockvale pay

Typical tax bill
$689
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$191,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rockvale's government

🏛️ Official websiterockvalepages.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rockvale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockvale

Rockvale is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Brittany Pettersen. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Rockvale's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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