Town Hall · Riverside

Riverside, WY town hall & government

Riverside spent $423,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,981 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Riverside's money goes

Spent
$423,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$7,981
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$54,00013%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$367,00087%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 48%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Riverside

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,400
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
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

Carbon County School District 2

Riverside's K–12 school district, shared with Elk Mountain, Encampment, Hanna, Medicine Bow and Saratoga. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,667
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
615
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 44%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $29,667 per pupil, $16,081 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.

Local

Contact Riverside's government

Town hall & decisions in Riverside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Riverside

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

All of Riverside'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.

The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Riverside, WYView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Riverside is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01