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Cloudcroft, NM town hall & government

Cloudcroft spent $2.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,928 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cloudcroft's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,928
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$740,00027%
Police
$527,00019%
Water & other utilities
$494,00018%
Administration & buildings
$436,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$76,0003%
Parks & libraries
$55,0002%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Other
$436,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Cloudcroft

Full-time staff
15
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
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

Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,986
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
426
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,986 per pupil, $10,502 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 Cloudcroft pay

Typical tax bill
$897
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$234,800
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 Cloudcroft's government

Town hall & decisions in Cloudcroft →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Cloudcroft'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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