Town Hall · Newcastle

Newcastle, WY town hall & government

Newcastle spent $7.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,291 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newcastle's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,291
typical Wyoming cities: $2,485
Long-term debt
$574,000
$179 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million25%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million18%
Police
$1.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$448,0006%
Parks & libraries
$336,0005%
Fire
$225,0003%
Health & welfare
$171,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$161,0002%
Other
$172,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Newcastle

Full-time staff
46
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
9 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Police
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Weston County School District 1

Newcastle's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,534
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
754
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 30%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $21,534 per pupil, $11,862 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 Newcastle pay

Typical tax bill
$1,246
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$178,900
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.

Local

Contact Newcastle's government

🏛️ Official websitenewcastlewyoming.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Newcastle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newcastle

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

All of Newcastle'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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