Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Billy Hathorn assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Rhome run?
Rhome’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Rhome is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Northwest Independent School District
Rhome’s K–12 school district, shared with Corral City, Haslet, Justin, Roanoke, Trophy Club and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,825 per pupil, $6,391 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
Boyd Independent School District · $12,651 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Rhome yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Rhome’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,735 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.44% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rhome’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 Rhome’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rhome →
Who’s in charge in Rhome
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 134 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,872).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Rhome’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rhome alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wise County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.7%32,385 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.7%5,605 votesOthers: 0.7% (253 votes).
Most votes in Wise County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Rhome lies in Wise County. Every 2024 race in Wise County is on the county’s page.
Wise County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rhome.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Rhome compares with the towns next door
Rhome’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | estimate | $6,174 |
| Rhome | estimate | $3,735 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Rhome’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rhome’s government
How much does Rhome spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Rhome?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,735 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.44% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Rhome’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rhome yet.
How did Rhome vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rhome alone. Wise County, where 100% of Rhome lies, voted Trump 84.7%, Harris 14.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rhome?
14 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $80,009 (about $960,108 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rhome in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Tan Parker) and State House District 64 (Andy Hopper). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rhome’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →