Town Hall · Glocester

Glocester, RI town hall & government

Glocester spent $38.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,782 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glocester's money goes

Spent
$38.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,782
typical Rhode Island towns: $4,541
Long-term debt
$965,000
$95 per resident
Schools
$26 million68%
Police
$3.4 million9%
Administration & buildings
$3.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million6%
Health & welfare
$690,0002%
Sewer & trash
$536,0001%
Parks & libraries
$456,0001%
Paid to other governments
$121,000<1%
Interest on debt
$28,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million4%

Glocester runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Rhode Island towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Glocester

Full-time staff
145
113 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Schools
91 full-time91 part
Police
24 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Glocester didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Glocester pay

Typical tax bill
$5,248
a year · Rhode Island typical $4,900
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Rhode Island 1.21%
Typical home value
$396,500
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 Glocester's government

🏛️ Official websiteglocesterri.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glocester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glocester

Glocester is represented in Congress by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Seth Magaziner. Dan McKee is governor.

All of Glocester'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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