Estancia, NM town hall & government
Estancia spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,382 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Estancia's government.
Where Estancia's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 48%
- From the state 24%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Utility sales 7%
- From the federal government 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Estancia
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Estancia Municipal Schools
Estancia's K–12 school district, shared with Willard. 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 15%
- State 76%
- Federal 9%
Of the $22,090 per pupil, $11,769 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 Estancia kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Estancia 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 Estancia's government
Who represents Estancia
Estancia 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.