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Rio Communities, NM town hall & government

Rio Communities spent $146,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $32 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rio Communities's money goes

Spent
$146,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$32
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$139,00095%
Roads & transportation
$4,0003%
Sewer & trash
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 87%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Rio Communities didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rio Communities

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rio Communities didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Belen Consolidated Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$17,283
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
3,564
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $17,283 per pupil, $8,594 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 Rio Communities pay

Typical tax bill
$1,160
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$205,900
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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Rio Communities

Rio Communities is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Melanie A. Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Rio Communities'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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