Town Hall · Carrizozo

Carrizozo, NM town hall & government

Carrizozo spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,135 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carrizozo's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,135
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$568,000
$598 per resident
Water & other utilities
$500,00046%
Administration & buildings
$237,00022%
Police
$154,00014%
Sewer & trash
$142,00013%
Interest on debt
$25,0002%
Parks & libraries
$20,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 58%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Carrizozo

Full-time staff
7
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$24,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carrizozo Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$25,391
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
169
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $25,391 per pupil, $14,296 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 Carrizozo pay

Typical tax bill
$632
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$84,700
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 Carrizozo's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcarrizozo.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carrizozo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carrizozo

Carrizozo is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Melanie A. Stansbury. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Carrizozo'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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