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Artesia, NM town hall & government

Artesia spent $937,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $76 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Artesia's money goes

Spent
$937,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$76
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$559 per resident
Interest on debt
$937,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 100%

Artesia didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Artesia

Full-time staff
203
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
and 50 full-time firefighters
Fire
51 full-time
Police
41 full-time
Administration & buildings
33 full-time
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Parks & libraries
15 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Health & welfare
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Other
12 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Artesia Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,177
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
3,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,177 per pupil, $8,660 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 Artesia pay

Typical tax bill
$1,138
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$229,400
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 Artesia's government

🏛️ Official websiteartesianm.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Artesia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Artesia

Artesia is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez and Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Artesia'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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