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Cimarron, NM town hall & government

Cimarron spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,517 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cimarron's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,517
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$950,000
$1,075 per resident
Administration & buildings
$424,00032%
Police
$291,00022%
Sewer & trash
$274,00020%
Water & other utilities
$196,00015%
Roads & transportation
$134,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0001%
Fire
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 48%
  • From the federal government 35%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cimarron

Full-time staff
6
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Housing & development
0 full-time4 part
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cimarron didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cimarron Public Schools

Cimarron's K–12 school district, shared with Angel Fire and Eagle Nest. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,044
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
366
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $26,044 per pupil, $14,585 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 Cimarron pay

Typical tax bill
$575
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$126,600
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 Cimarron's government

Town hall & decisions in Cimarron →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cimarron

Cimarron is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Cimarron'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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