Town Hall · Fort Sumner

Fort Sumner, NM town hall & government

Fort Sumner spent $3.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,745 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fort Sumner's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,745
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$794,000
$930 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million35%
Roads & transportation
$496,00016%
Housing & development
$414,00013%
Police
$394,00012%
Sewer & trash
$181,0006%
Administration & buildings
$144,0005%
Fire
$143,0004%
Parks & libraries
$99,0003%
Health & welfare
$56,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$131,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Property taxes 1%

Fort Sumner 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 Fort Sumner

Full-time staff
19
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,400
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fort Sumner Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$24,431
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
267
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $24,431 per pupil, $13,483 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 Fort Sumner pay

Typical tax bill
$1,628
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731

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 Fort Sumner's government

Town hall & decisions in Fort Sumner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fort Sumner

Fort Sumner is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Melanie A. Stansbury. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Fort Sumner'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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