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Torrington, WY town hall & government

Torrington spent $27.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,424 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Torrington's money goes

Spent
$27.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,424
typical Wyoming cities: $2,551
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$355 per resident
Water & other utilities
$9.9 million36%
Sewer & trash
$6.3 million23%
Police
$3 million11%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$784,0003%
Health & welfare
$719,0003%
Fire
$179,0001%
Interest on debt
$21,000<1%
Housing & development
$14,000<1%
Other
$729,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Torrington

Full-time staff
74
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
23 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
13 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time11 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
7 full-time2 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

Goshen County School District 1

Torrington's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Laramie, LaGrange, Lingle and Yoder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,542
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,636
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 28%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $23,542 per pupil, $13,216 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 Torrington pay

Typical tax bill
$1,235
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$197,500
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 Torrington's government

🏛️ Official websitecity-of-torrington.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Torrington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Torrington

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

All of Torrington'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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