Town Hall · Grants

Grants, NM town hall & government

Grants spent $24.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,685 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grants's money goes

Spent
$24.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,685
typical New Mexico cities: $2,471
Long-term debt
$79,000
$9 per resident
Roads & transportation
$16.3 million66%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million9%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million8%
Police
$1.8 million7%
Fire
$1.2 million5%
Administration & buildings
$514,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$362,0001%
Health & welfare
$357,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$130,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Grants

Full-time staff
120
86 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
and 14 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
6 full-time86 part
Administration & buildings
23 full-time
Police
21 full-time
Fire
14 full-time
Health & welfare
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
13 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grants-Cibola County Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,345
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
3,240
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $18,345 per pupil, $10,032 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 Grants pay

Typical tax bill
$1,081
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$136,500
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 Grants's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofgrants.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grants →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grants

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

All of Grants'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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