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Texico, NM town hall & government

Texico spent $909,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $856 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Texico's money goes

Spent
$909,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$856
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$122,000
$115 per resident
Water & other utilities
$289,00032%
Fire
$229,00025%
Police
$169,00019%
Administration & buildings
$133,00015%
Sewer & trash
$64,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Texico 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 Texico

Full-time staff
6
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Police
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

Texico Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,185
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
562
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,185 per pupil, $9,934 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 Texico pay

Typical tax bill
$373
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$95,900
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 Texico's government

Town hall & decisions in Texico →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Texico

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

All of Texico'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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