Town Hall · Elida

Elida, NM town hall & government

Elida spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $6,291 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Elida's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$6,291
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$141,000
$806 per resident
Administration & buildings
$152,00014%
Fire
$103,0009%
Sewer & trash
$90,0008%
Water & other utilities
$74,0007%
Police
$69,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0002%
Parks & libraries
$25,0002%
Roads & transportation
$17,0002%
Health & welfare
$10,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$535,00049%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 50%
  • From the state 28%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Property taxes <1%

Elida didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Elida

Full-time staff
2
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Police
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elida Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$29,653
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
147
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 86%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $29,653 per pupil, $18,122 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 Elida pay

Typical tax bill
$315
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$49,500
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 Elida's government

Town hall & decisions in Elida →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elida

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

All of Elida'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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