Town Hall · Mountainair

Mountainair, NM town hall & government

Mountainair spent $2.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,123 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mountainair's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,123
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million39%
Sewer & trash
$701,00026%
Police
$444,00016%
Administration & buildings
$302,00011%
Fire
$145,0005%
Parks & libraries
$39,0001%
Roads & transportation
$20,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mountainair

Full-time staff
16
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Police
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 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

Mountainair Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$34,607
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
191
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $34,607 per pupil, $19,183 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 Mountainair pay

Typical tax bill
$518
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$95,300
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 Mountainair's government

🏛️ Official websitemountainairnm.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mountainair →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mountainair

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

All of Mountainair'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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