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.
Where Fort Sumner's money goes
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.
Who works for Fort Sumner
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.
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools
Fort Sumner's K–12 school district. 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 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.
Which schools Fort Sumner kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fort Sumner 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 Fort Sumner's government
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.
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.