Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0How is Rock River run?
Rock River’s town government spent $335,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,293 per resident. Water and other utilities ($130,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rock River is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,293 per resident a year, or $3.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 46%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,293 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Rock River’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,293 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,378, and the middle half spent $1,095–$1,807. Rock River spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($64,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rock River itself left out).
No trend yet
Rock River reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 3 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $800 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rock River’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 Rock River’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rock River →
Who’s in charge in Rock River
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 37 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 (259).
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.
Albany County School District 1
Rock River’s K–12 school district, shared with Laramie. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,736 per pupil, $9,027 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.
Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Rock River’s votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rock River alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Albany County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.0%8,930 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.8%8,371 votesOthers: 3.2% (576 votes).
Most votes in Albany County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Rock River lies in Albany County. Every 2024 race in Albany County is on the county’s page.
Albany 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 Rock River.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Wyoming HouseState representatives
- 3Wyoming SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wyoming
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Rock River’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rock River’s government
How much does Rock River spend per resident?
About $1,293 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,293 was less than 56% of 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rock River?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $800 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Rock River’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rock River yet.
How did Rock River vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rock River alone. Albany County, where 100% of Rock River lies, voted Trump 50.0%, Harris 46.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rock River?
7 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $19,849 (about $238,188 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rock River in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Gary Crum) and State House District 14 (Trey Sherwood). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. 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 →