Town Hall · Willard

Willard, NM town hall & government

Willard spent $264,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,105 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Willard's money goes

Spent
$264,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,105
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$6,000
$25 per resident
Administration & buildings
$123,00047%
Sewer & trash
$49,00019%
Water & other utilities
$45,00017%
Roads & transportation
$44,00017%
Paid to other governments
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 26%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Willard

Full-time staff
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Willard didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Estancia Municipal Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$22,090
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
580
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $22,090 per pupil, $11,769 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 Willard pay

Typical tax bill
$240
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.24%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$98,500
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 Willard's government

Town hall & decisions in Willard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Willard

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

All of Willard'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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