Town Hall · Angel Fire

Angel Fire, NM town hall & government

Angel Fire spent $13.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $11,388 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Angel Fire's money goes

Spent
$13.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$11,388
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$8.7 million
$7,372 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.5 million26%
Administration & buildings
$3.1 million23%
Fire
$1.6 million12%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million11%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million9%
Police
$982,0007%
Interest on debt
$358,0003%
Parks & libraries
$239,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$63,000<1%
Other
$930,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • From the state 30%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Angel Fire

Full-time staff
49
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 6 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
19 full-time1 part
Fire
6 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Angel Fire didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cimarron Public Schools

Angel Fire's K–12 school district, shared with Cimarron and Eagle Nest. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,044
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
366
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $26,044 per pupil, $14,585 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 Angel Fire pay

Typical tax bill
$3,000
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$546,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Angel Fire's government

🏛️ Official websiteafgov.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Angel Fire →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Angel Fire

Angel Fire is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Angel Fire'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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