Truth or Consequences, NM town hall & government
Truth or Consequences spent $63.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $10,664 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Truth or Consequences's government.
Where Truth or Consequences's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 61%
- Utility sales 12%
- Sales taxes 10%
- From the state 9%
- From other local governments 3%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From the federal government 1%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Truth or Consequences
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Truth or Consequences Schools
Truth or Consequences's K–12 school district, shared with Elephant Butte and Williamsburg. 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 14%
- State 64%
- Federal 22%
Of the $21,272 per pupil, $12,294 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 Truth or Consequences kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Truth or Consequences 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 Truth or Consequences's government
Who represents Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.
All of Truth or Consequences'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.