Tatum, NM town hall & government
Tatum spent $2.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,425 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tatum's government.
Where Tatum's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 36%
- From the state 23%
- Utility sales 17%
- Sales taxes 16%
- From other local governments 5%
- From the federal government 3%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Tatum
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Tatum Municipal Schools
Tatum'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 22%
- State 75%
- Federal 3%
Of the $20,141 per pupil, $11,099 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 Tatum kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tatum 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Tatum's government
Who represents Tatum
Tatum 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.