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.
Where Moriarty's money goes
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.
Who works for Moriarty
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Moriarty kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Moriarty 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 Moriarty's government
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.
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.