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Rock Falls, IL town hall & government

Rock Falls spent $22.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,651 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rock Falls's money goes

Spent
$22.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,651
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$23.1 million
$2,674 per resident
Water & other utilities
$10.7 million47%
Police
$3.2 million14%
Fire
$2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million7%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million5%
Roads & transportation
$928,0004%
Sewer & trash
$694,0003%
Other
$2.8 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rock Falls

Full-time staff
78
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 11 full-time firefighters
Police
21 full-time
Water & other utilities
18 full-time
Fire
13 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rock Falls Township High School District 301

Rock Falls's high school district, shared with Coloma, Hahnaman, Harmon, Hume, Montmorency and Nelson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,141
Illinois: $21,567
Students
547
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

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

Of the $21,141 per pupil, $12,428 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.

Also serving Rock Falls: Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 ($17,302 per pupil) · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 ($20,268 per pupil) · Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145 ($18,221 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rock Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$2,112
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.52%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$83,900
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.

Local

Contact Rock Falls's government

🏛️ Official websiterockfalls61071.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rock Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rock Falls

Rock Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Rock Falls'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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