Town Hall · Reserve

Reserve, NM town hall & government

Reserve spent $751,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,635 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Reserve's money goes

Spent
$751,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,635
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$576,000
$2,021 per resident
Roads & transportation
$307,00041%
Administration & buildings
$210,00028%
Water & other utilities
$79,00011%
Sewer & trash
$76,00010%
Parks & libraries
$50,0007%
Interest on debt
$25,0003%
Fire
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Reserve

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Reserve Independent Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$42,474
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
95
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$630,000
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $42,474 per pupil, $21,495 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 Reserve pay

Typical tax bill
$495
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$123,200
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 Reserve's government

Town hall & decisions in Reserve →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Reserve

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

All of Reserve'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.

You’re browsing

Reserve

New Mexico · NM
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Reserve is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01