Albuquerque, NM town hall & government
Albuquerque spent $1.3 billion in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,393 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Albuquerque's government.
Where Albuquerque's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 25%
- Sales taxes 22%
- Property taxes 14%
- Utility sales 12%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From the state 7%
- From the federal government 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Albuquerque
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Albuquerque Public Schools
Albuquerque's K–12 school district, shared with Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, Tijeras and Corrales. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal
- Local 15%
- State 64%
- Federal 21%
Of the $17,449 per pupil, $10,616 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 Albuquerque kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Albuquerque pay
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.
Contact Albuquerque's government
Who represents Albuquerque
Albuquerque is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Melanie A. Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.
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.