Socorro, NM town hall & government
Socorro spent $17.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,111 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Socorro's government.
Where Socorro's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 38%
- Interest, fines & other 33%
- Utility sales 23%
- Property taxes 5%
- From other local governments <1%
Socorro didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Socorro
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Socorro Consolidated Schools
Socorro'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 15%
- State 69%
- Federal 17%
Of the $22,733 per pupil, $11,211 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 Socorro kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Socorro 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 Socorro's government
Who represents Socorro
Socorro is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. 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.