Town Hall · Farmington

Farmington, NM town hall & government

Farmington spent $232.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,038 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Farmington's money goes

Spent
$232.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,038
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$133.8 million
$2,900 per resident
Water & other utilities
$93 million40%
Parks & libraries
$27.6 million12%
Police
$24.6 million11%
Roads & transportation
$24.1 million10%
Administration & buildings
$21.7 million9%
Fire
$14.3 million6%
Sewer & trash
$13.6 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.7 million2%
Health & welfare
$2 million1%
Interest on debt
$1.6 million1%
Housing & development
$41,000<1%
Other
$6.2 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Farmington

Full-time staff
896
177 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
129
and 97 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
167 full-time148 part
Water & other utilities
204 full-time
Police
178 full-time1 part
Fire
105 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
70 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
61 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
23 full-time14 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
20 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
67 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Farmington Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,888
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
11,120
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$62.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $13,888 per pupil, $7,859 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 Farmington pay

Typical tax bill
$1,427
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$233,000
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 Farmington's government

🏛️ Official websitefmtn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Farmington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Farmington

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

All of Farmington'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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