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Taos Ski Valley, NM town hall & government

Taos Ski Valley spent $4.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $55,171 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Taos Ski Valley's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$55,171
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$37,566 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million30%
Roads & transportation
$439,00010%
Parks & libraries
$408,00010%
Sewer & trash
$294,0007%
Water & other utilities
$292,0007%
Police
$242,0006%
Fire
$140,0003%
Interest on debt
$15,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 45%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Taos Ski Valley didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Taos Ski Valley

Full-time staff
18
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
and 2 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 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

Taos Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,471
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
2,234
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $18,471 per pupil, $10,380 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.

Also serving Taos Ski Valley: Questa Independent Schools ($23,765 per pupil).

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Taos Ski Valley

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

All of Taos Ski Valley'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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