Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Rome City spent more per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Rome City’s city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $945 per resident. Water and other utilities ($28,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rome City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$945 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them
Rome City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($945 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$967. Rome City spent more than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($461,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rome City itself left out).
About $945 per resident a year, or $2.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
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No trend yet
Rome City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, down from 11 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,868 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rome City’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Rome City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rome City →
Who’s in charge in Rome City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 175 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,400).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
East Noble School Corporation
Rome City’s K–12 school district, shared with Allen Township, Avilla, Kendallville, Swan Township, Wayne Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,911 per pupil, $7,514 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rome City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Rome City’s government
How much does Rome City spend per resident?
About $945 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $945 was more than 74% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rome City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,868 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Rome City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rome City yet.
How many people work for Rome City?
8 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $37,161 (about $445,932 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rome City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Sue Glick) and State House District 18 (David Abbott). The House district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →