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Town Hall · Alamogordo

Alamogordo, NM town hall & government

Alamogordo spent $60 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,918 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Alamogordo's town hall

  • Oct 13Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CommissionCity Commission Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CommissionCity Commission Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 3Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CommissionCity Commission Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 17Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CommissionCity Commission Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 1Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CommissionCity Commission Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 15Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CommissionCity Commission Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Alamogordo's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Alamogordo's money goes

Spent
$60 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,918
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$34.9 million
$1,115 per resident
Administration & buildings
$12.8 million21%
Water & other utilities
$9.5 million16%
Parks & libraries
$8.4 million14%
Police
$8.2 million14%
Health & welfare
$5 million8%
Roads & transportation
$5 million8%
Sewer & trash
$4 million7%
Fire
$3.6 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$985,0002%
Interest on debt
$175,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 36%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Alamogordo

Full-time staff
312
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
and 26 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
65 full-time13 part
Police
57 full-time
Administration & buildings
34 full-time
Fire
29 full-time
Roads & transportation
19 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Health & welfare
14 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time1 part
Other
51 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

Alamogordo Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,384
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
5,480
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal

  • Local 10%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $16,384 per pupil, $8,873 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.

Which schools Alamogordo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Alamogordo pay

Typical tax bill
$1,133
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$172,900
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 Alamogordo's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.alamogordo.nm.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alamogordo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alamogordo

Alamogordo is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Alamogordo'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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