Town Hall · Sunland Park

Sunland Park, NM town hall & government

Sunland Park spent $10.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $623 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sunland Park's money goes

Spent
$10.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$623
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$934,000
$54 per resident
Administration & buildings
$5.5 million51%
Police
$2.7 million25%
Fire
$1.8 million16%
Water & other utilities
$357,0003%
Parks & libraries
$293,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$214,0002%
Interest on debt
$35,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sunland Park

Full-time staff
83
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 16 full-time firefighters
Police
26 full-time
Administration & buildings
19 full-time6 part
Fire
17 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
7 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gadsden Independent Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$19,867
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
12,130
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $19,867 per pupil, $10,481 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 Sunland Park pay

Typical tax bill
$1,695
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$215,200
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.

Local

Contact Sunland Park's government

Town hall & decisions in Sunland Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sunland Park

Sunland Park is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Sunland Park'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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