Town Hall · Rockford

Rockford, ND town hall & government

Rockford spent $22,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $550 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
$22,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$550
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$20,00091%
Administration & buildings
$1,0005%
Other
$1,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Interest, fines & other 34%
  • From the state 22%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockford

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kenmare Public School District 28

Rockford's K–12 school district, shared with Baden, Carbondale, Denmark, Donnybrook, Elmdale and Fairbanks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,025
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
275
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 42%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,025 per pupil, $10,360 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 Rockford pay

Typical tax bill
$1,219
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$366,700
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 John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong 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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