Town Hall · Los Lunas

Los Lunas, NM town hall & government

Los Lunas spent $58.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,146 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Los Lunas's money goes

Spent
$58.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,146
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$29.8 million
$1,608 per resident
Roads & transportation
$14 million24%
Sewer & trash
$8.9 million15%
Water & other utilities
$8.8 million15%
Police
$7.7 million13%
Parks & libraries
$4.6 million8%
Fire
$4.4 million8%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million6%
Interest on debt
$884,0002%
Health & welfare
$612,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$397,0001%
Other
$4.3 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 57%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Los Lunas

Full-time staff
236
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
46
and 34 full-time firefighters
Police
52 full-time
Sewer & trash
39 full-time
Fire
34 full-time
Parks & libraries
28 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
27 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Health & welfare
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Other
12 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Los Lunas Public Schools

Los Lunas's K–12 school district, shared with Bosque Farms, Peralta and Belen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,991
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
8,242
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,991 per pupil, $9,211 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 Los Lunas pay

Typical tax bill
$1,949
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$262,900
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 Los Lunas's government

🏛️ Official websiteloslunasnm.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Los Lunas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Los Lunas

Los Lunas is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Gabe Vasquez and Melanie A. Stansbury. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Los Lunas'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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