Town Hall · Rock Falls

Rock Falls, WI town hall & government

Rock Falls spent $489,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $770 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rock Falls's money goes

Spent
$489,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$770
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$233,00048%
Administration & buildings
$144,00029%
Fire
$34,0007%
Sewer & trash
$6,0001%
Other
$72,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 59%
  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rock Falls

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Merrill Area School District

Rock Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Corning, Harding, Merrill, Merrill, Pine River and Russell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,948
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,798
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,948 per pupil, $7,545 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 Rock Falls: Tomahawk School District ($15,177 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rock Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$2,468
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$165,900
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 Rock Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Rock Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rock Falls

Rock Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Rock Falls'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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