Town Hall · Eunice

Eunice, NM town hall & government

Eunice spent $11 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,617 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eunice's money goes

Spent
$11 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,617
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
$2,081 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million19%
Police
$2 million18%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million17%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million16%
Fire
$1.3 million12%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million11%
Health & welfare
$468,0004%
Interest on debt
$254,0002%
Roads & transportation
$27,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 54%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Eunice

Full-time staff
51
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 5 full-time firefighters
Fire
10 full-time11 part
Police
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Eunice Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,555
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,555 per pupil, $11,078 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 Eunice pay

Typical tax bill
$506
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$139,800
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.

Local

Contact Eunice's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofeunice.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Eunice →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eunice

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

All of Eunice'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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