Capitan, NM town hall & government
Capitan spent $2.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,617 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Capitan's government.
Where Capitan's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 36%
- Utility sales 23%
- From other local governments 14%
- Fees & charges 12%
- From the state 8%
- Property taxes 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Capitan
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Capitan Municipal Schools
Capitan'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 17%
- State 72%
- Federal 11%
Of the $20,350 per pupil, $12,811 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 Capitan kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Capitan 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Capitan's government
Who represents Capitan
Capitan is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Melanie A. Stansbury. 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.