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Springer, NM town hall & government

Springer spent $882,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $969 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springer's money goes

Spent
$882,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$969
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$345,00039%
Water & other utilities
$233,00026%
Police
$194,00022%
Roads & transportation
$45,0005%
Fire
$31,0004%
Parks & libraries
$21,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • From the state 18%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Springer

Full-time staff
19
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Springer Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$31,336
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
113
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $31,336 per pupil, $16,009 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 Springer pay

Typical tax bill
$821
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$87,000
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 Springer's government

Town hall & decisions in Springer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springer

Springer is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Springer'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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