Town Hall · Jemez Springs

Jemez Springs, NM town hall & government

Jemez Springs spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,891 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jemez Springs's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,891
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$197,000
$741 per resident
Administration & buildings
$212,00016%
Fire
$201,00015%
Parks & libraries
$167,00013%
Police
$139,00011%
Sewer & trash
$113,0009%
Roads & transportation
$38,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$404,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • From the state 21%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Jemez Springs didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Jemez Springs

Full-time staff
10
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
5 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jemez Valley Public Schools

Jemez Springs's K–12 school district, shared with San Ysidro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,541
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
362
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $24,541 per pupil, $10,657 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 Jemez Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$1,797
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$248,700
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 Jemez Springs's government

🏛️ Official websitejemezsprings.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jemez Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jemez Springs

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

All of Jemez Springs'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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