Town Hall · Moriarty

Moriarty, NM town hall & government

Moriarty spent $6.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,430 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Moriarty's money goes

Spent
$6.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,430
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$1,643 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million22%
Police
$1.1 million17%
Water & other utilities
$874,00013%
Fire
$869,00013%
Administration & buildings
$692,00010%
Roads & transportation
$449,0007%
Parks & libraries
$407,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$373,0005%
Health & welfare
$44,0001%
Interest on debt
$23,000<1%
Other
$463,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Moriarty didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Moriarty

Full-time staff
35
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 8 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
8 full-time8 part
Police
9 full-time
Fire
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 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

Moriarty Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$17,059
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
2,346
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $17,059 per pupil, $9,553 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 Moriarty pay

Typical tax bill
$722
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$108,500
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 Moriarty's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmoriarty.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moriarty →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moriarty

Moriarty is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Melanie A. Stansbury. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Moriarty'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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