Town Hall · Maxwell

Maxwell, NM town hall & government

Maxwell spent $560,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,629 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Maxwell's money goes

Spent
$560,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,629
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$255,00046%
Housing & development
$149,00027%
Water & other utilities
$98,00018%
Sewer & trash
$33,0006%
Police
$25,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 34%
  • Utility sales 33%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 2%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Maxwell

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Maxwell didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maxwell Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$29,375
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
104
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 81%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $29,375 per pupil, $15,231 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 Maxwell pay

Typical tax bill
$667
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$79,300
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 Maxwell's government

Town hall & decisions in Maxwell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maxwell

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

All of Maxwell'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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