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.
Where Mountainair's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 51%
- Sales taxes 28%
- Fees & charges 16%
- Property taxes 3%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Mountainair
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mountainair Public Schools
Mountainair's K–12 school district. 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 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.
Which schools Mountainair kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mountainair 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 Mountainair's government
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.
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.