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Milan, NM town hall & government

Milan spent $5.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,542 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milan's money goes

Spent
$5.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,542
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$382 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million22%
Water & other utilities
$1 million19%
Police
$735,00013%
Roads & transportation
$604,00011%
Parks & libraries
$551,00010%
Paid to other governments
$472,0008%
Sewer & trash
$317,0006%
Fire
$283,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$159,0003%
Health & welfare
$79,0001%
Interest on debt
$44,0001%
Other
$73,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 63%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Milan

Full-time staff
44
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
and 2 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
13 full-time2 part
Police
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
3 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

Grants-Cibola County Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,345
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
3,240
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $18,345 per pupil, $10,032 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 Milan pay

Typical tax bill
$552
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$75,500
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 Milan's government

Town hall & decisions in Milan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milan

Milan is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Milan'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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