Aztec, NM town hall & government
Aztec spent $26.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,276 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aztec's government.
Where Aztec's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 38%
- Sales taxes 25%
- Fees & charges 14%
- From the state 8%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- From the federal government 4%
- Property taxes 3%
- From other local governments 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Aztec
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Aztec Municipal Schools
Aztec's K–12 school district. 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 19%
- State 70%
- Federal 11%
Of the $15,889 per pupil, $8,760 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 Aztec kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Aztec 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 Aztec's government
Who represents Aztec
Aztec is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. 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.