Town Hall · Rockwood

Rockwood, MI town hall & government

Rockwood spent $5.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,633 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockwood's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,633
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$648 per resident
Police
$949,00018%
Sewer & trash
$722,00014%
Housing & development
$676,00013%
Roads & transportation
$451,0009%
Administration & buildings
$429,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$208,0004%
Fire
$168,0003%
Water & other utilities
$123,0002%
Parks & libraries
$59,0001%
Paid to other governments
$14,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockwood

Full-time staff
30
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Health & welfare
2 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

Gibraltar School District

Rockwood's K–12 school district, shared with Gibraltar, Brownstown and Woodhaven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,712
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,614
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$56.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,712 per pupil, $9,189 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 Rockwood pay

Typical tax bill
$3,619
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.92%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$188,600
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 Rockwood's government

🏛️ Official websiterockwoodmi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rockwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockwood

Rockwood is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Debbie Dingell. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Rockwood'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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