Taos, NM town hall & government
Taos spent $26.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,084 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Taos's government.
Where Taos's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 57%
- Sales taxes 21%
- Utility sales 7%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- From the federal government 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Taos 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 Taos
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Taos Municipal Schools
Taos's K–12 school district, shared with Taos Ski Valley. 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 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.
Which schools Taos kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Taos 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 Taos's government
Who represents Taos
Taos is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. 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.