Santa Fe, NM town hall & government
Santa Fe spent $242.7 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,752 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Santa Fe's government.
Who runs Santa Fe
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Coming up at Santa Fe's town hall
- Sep 29Tue · 10:30 amOccupancy Tax Advisory BoardCity Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 29Tue · 5:30 pmEarly Neighborhood Notification Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 29Tue · 5:30 pmEarly Neighborhood Notification Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 30Wed · 5:00 pmGoverning BodyRegular Governing Body Meeting - Last WednesdayCity Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct 1Thu · 11:00 amGoverning BodyPolice Chief Candidates Meet and GreetSanta Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street Meeting page ↗
- Oct 1Thu · 4:00 pmBuckman Direct Diversion BoardCity Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Recent meetings
- Sep 28Mon · 5:00 pmFinance CommitteeRegular Finance Committee Meeting - Last MondayCity Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 28Mon · 4:30 pmMayor's Youth Advisory BoardSanta Fe Teen Center, 6600 Valentine Way Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 24Thu · 5:00 pmSanta Fe MPO Transportation Policy BoardCanceled - Santa Fe MPO Transportation Policy BoardMonica Roybal Center, 737 Agua Fria Street Meeting page ↗
- Sep 24Thu · 5:00 pmSolid Waste Management Agency Joint Powers BoardSanta Fe County Administrative Complex, Grant Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 240 Grant Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 24Thu · 4:30 pmArchaeological Review CommitteeCouncilors' Conference Room, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 23Wed · 5:00 pmQuality of Life CommitteeCity Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 23Wed · 4:00 pmLiquor HearingVirtual Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 22Tue · 5:30 pmHistoric Districts Review BoardHistoric Districts Review Board MeetingCity Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Official listings from Santa Fe's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Santa Fe's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 46%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Utility sales 15%
- From the federal government 8%
- From the state 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Santa Fe
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Santa Fe Public Schools
Santa Fe'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 31%
- State 58%
- Federal 11%
Of the $15,788 per pupil, $9,129 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 Santa Fe kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Santa Fe 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.
Contact Santa Fe's government
Who represents Santa Fe
Santa Fe is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. 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.