Rocky Mount, VA town hall & government
Rocky Mount spent $17.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,512 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rocky Mount's government.
Where Rocky Mount's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 24%
- Fees & charges 20%
- From the state 16%
- Utility sales 11%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Property taxes 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- From the federal government 4%
Who works for Rocky Mount
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Franklin County Public Schools
Rocky Mount's K–12 school district, shared with Boones Mill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal
- Local 36%
- State 46%
- Federal 18%
Of the $16,139 per pupil, $9,289 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.
Which schools Rocky Mount kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Rocky Mount pay
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.
Contact Rocky Mount's government
Who represents Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative H. Morgan Griffith. Abigail Spanberger is governor.
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.