Town Hall · Rosedale

Rosedale, MS town hall & government

Rosedale spent $1.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $944 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rosedale's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$944
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$738,000
$473 per resident
Police
$400,00027%
Administration & buildings
$324,00022%
Housing & development
$203,00014%
Water & other utilities
$169,00011%
Roads & transportation
$158,00011%
Sewer & trash
$139,0009%
Parks & libraries
$25,0002%
Health & welfare
$24,0002%
Interest on debt
$17,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • From the state 15%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Rosedale didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rosedale

Full-time staff
23
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Bolivar Consolidated School District

Rosedale's K–12 school district, shared with Benoit, Beulah, Gunnison, Pace and Shaw. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,276
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
887
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 33%

Of the $16,276 per pupil, $7,629 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 Rosedale pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.19%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$103,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rosedale's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofrosedalems.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rosedale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rosedale

Rosedale is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Rosedale'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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