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Tijeras, NM town hall & government

Tijeras spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,281 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tijeras's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$7,281
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$473,000
$886 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million29%
Administration & buildings
$871,00022%
Roads & transportation
$433,00011%
Fire
$30,0001%
Interest on debt
$19,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$14,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$11,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million35%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 73%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tijeras

Full-time staff
8
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Albuquerque Public Schools

Tijeras's K–12 school district, shared with Albuquerque, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and Corrales. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,449
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
76,756
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$632.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $17,449 per pupil, $10,616 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 Tijeras pay

Typical tax bill
$1,176
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$260,600
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 Tijeras's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tijeras

Tijeras is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Melanie A. Stansbury. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Tijeras'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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