Town Hall · Hatch

Hatch, NM town hall & government

Hatch spent $319,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $205 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hatch's money goes

Spent
$319,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$205
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$146,00046%
Water & other utilities
$146,00046%
Fire
$17,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hatch

Full-time staff
24
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hatch Valley Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$19,293
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
1,162
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 6%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $19,293 per pupil, $9,978 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 Hatch pay

Typical tax bill
$597
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$102,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Hatch's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofhatch.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hatch →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hatch

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

All of Hatch'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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