Las Cruces, NM town hall & government
Las Cruces spent $258.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,267 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Las Cruces's government.
Where Las Cruces's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 40%
- Utility sales 13%
- Fees & charges 11%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- From the federal government 9%
- Property taxes 8%
- From the state 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Las Cruces
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Las Cruces Public Schools
Las Cruces's K–12 school district, shared with Mesilla. 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 12%
- State 67%
- Federal 21%
Of the $16,907 per pupil, $9,895 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 Las Cruces kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Las Cruces 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.
Contact Las Cruces's government
Who represents Las Cruces
Las Cruces is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. 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.