Belen, NM town hall & government
Belen spent $19.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,648 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Belen's government.
Coming up at Belen's town hall
- Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
- Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
- Nov 2Mon · 6:00 pm
- Nov 2Mon · 6:00 pm
- Dec 7Mon · 6:00 pm
- Dec 7Mon · 6:00 pm
Recent meetings
- Sep 7Mon · 6:00 pm
- Sep 7Mon · 6:00 pm
- Aug 3Mon · 6:00 pm
- Aug 3Mon · 6:00 pm
- Jul 6Mon · 6:00 pm
- Jul 6Mon · 6:00 pm
- Jun 1Mon · 6:00 pm
- Jun 1Mon · 6:00 pm
Official listings from Belen's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Belen's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 50%
- From the state 17%
- Fees & charges 16%
- Utility sales 8%
- Property taxes 7%
- From the federal government 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Belen
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Belen Consolidated Schools
Belen's K–12 school district, shared with Rio Communities. 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 14%
- State 66%
- Federal 20%
Of the $17,283 per pupil, $8,594 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.
Also serving Belen: Los Lunas Public Schools ($15,991 per pupil).
Which schools Belen kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Belen 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 Belen's government
Who represents Belen
Belen is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative 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.