Town Hall · Rockford

Rockford, MO town hall & government

Rockford spent $21,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $39 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockford's money goes

Spent
$21,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$39
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$20,00095%
Administration & buildings
$1,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 99%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Rockford collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rockford

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rockford didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mirabile C-1 School District

Rockford's elementary school district, shared with Mirabile. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,971
Missouri: $14,569
Students
35
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 45%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,971 per pupil, $10,057 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 Rockford: Polo R-VII School District ($15,099 per pupil) · Lathrop R-II School District ($12,696 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rockford pay

Typical tax bill
$1,920
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$302,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rockford's government

Town hall & decisions in Rockford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockford

Rockford is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Rockford'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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