Santa Rosa, NM town hall & government
Santa Rosa spent $4.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,797 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Santa Rosa's government.
Where Santa Rosa's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 46%
- Utility sales 39%
- Property taxes 7%
- From the state 5%
- Sales taxes 3%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Santa Rosa
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools
Santa Rosa'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 14%
- State 68%
- Federal 18%
Of the $24,187 per pupil, $13,029 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 Rosa kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa's government
Who represents Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa 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.