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Moorcroft, WY town hall & government

Moorcroft spent $2.4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,458 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moorcroft's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,458
typical Wyoming cities: $2,485
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
$4,873 per resident
Police
$462,00019%
Administration & buildings
$432,00018%
Sewer & trash
$419,00018%
Roads & transportation
$291,00012%
Water & other utilities
$267,00011%
Parks & libraries
$202,0009%
Interest on debt
$124,0005%
Fire
$91,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$28,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$55,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moorcroft

Full-time staff
11
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crook County School District 1

Moorcroft's K–12 school district, shared with Hulett, Pine Haven and Sundance. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,559
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,219
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal

  • Local 41%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $20,559 per pupil, $12,306 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 Moorcroft pay

Typical tax bill
$1,479
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$234,700
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 Moorcroft's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmoorcroft.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moorcroft →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moorcroft

Moorcroft is represented in Congress by Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis and Representative Harriet M. Hageman. Mark Gordon is governor.

All of Moorcroft'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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