Town Hall · Marble Rock

Marble Rock, IA town hall & government

Marble Rock spent $418,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,456 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marble Rock's money goes

Spent
$418,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,456
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$266,000
$927 per resident
Parks & libraries
$139,00033%
Sewer & trash
$66,00016%
Administration & buildings
$54,00013%
Water & other utilities
$50,00012%
Roads & transportation
$35,0008%
Fire
$16,0004%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$52,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marble Rock

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,200
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District

Marble Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Rockford and Rudd. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,686
Iowa: $13,713
Students
414
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal

  • Local 49%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,686 per pupil, $9,329 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 Marble Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,225
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$76,000
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 Marble Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Marble Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marble Rock

Marble Rock is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Ashley Hinson. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Marble Rock'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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