Town Hall · Nogales

Nogales, AZ town hall & government

Nogales spent $55.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,811 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Nogales

Arturo GarinoMayorSince 2018 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Nogales's money goes

Spent
$55.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,811
typical Arizona cities: $2,528
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$131 per resident
Police
$10.7 million19%
Fire
$9.9 million18%
Sewer & trash
$8.8 million16%
Administration & buildings
$7.5 million14%
Roads & transportation
$5.8 million10%
Parks & libraries
$4.9 million9%
Water & other utilities
$4.9 million9%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million2%
Housing & development
$1.1 million2%
Paid to other governments
$413,0001%
Other
$422,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 74%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Nogales

Full-time staff
270
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
46
and 44 full-time firefighters
Police
64 full-time
Fire
46 full-time
Administration & buildings
29 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
30 full-time
Parks & libraries
28 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Housing & development
13 full-time
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
12 full-time
Other
20 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

Nogales Unified District

Nogales's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,071
Arizona: $12,318
Students
5,701
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal

  • Local 13%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $10,071 per pupil, $5,289 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 Nogales pay

Typical tax bill
$927
a year · Arizona typical $1,879
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arizona 0.48%
Typical home value
$186,300
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 Nogales's government

🏛️ Official websitenogalesaz.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nogales →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nogales

Nogales is represented in Congress by Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and Representative Adelita S. Grijalva. Katie Hobbs is governor.

All of Nogales'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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