Mesilla, NM town hall & government
Mesilla spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $838 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mesilla's government.
Where Mesilla's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 44%
- Fees & charges 22%
- Utility sales 20%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 4%
- From the state 1%
- Sales taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Mesilla
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Las Cruces Public Schools
Mesilla's K–12 school district, shared with Las Cruces. 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 Mesilla kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mesilla 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Mesilla's government
Who represents Mesilla
Mesilla 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.