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Town Hall · Alamogordo

Alamogordo spent less per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities

Alamogordo’s city government spent $42.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,345 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$42.1M
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,345
In 2022: $1,092, less than 67% of 54 similar cities
Long-term debt
$34.9M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
312
full-time · 17 part-time · March payroll $1.5M
Typical tax bill
$1,133
0.66% of home value · NM 0.70%

What stands out about how Alamogordo is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,092 per resident, less than 67% of 54 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer22% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).Split between districts2 State House districts cover Alamogordo; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Alamogordo’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,345 per resident a year, or $3.68 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 36%From the state 23%Fees & charges 16%Utility sales 10%Interest, fines & other 8%Property taxes 7%From the federal government <1%Other taxes & licenses <1%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $9.8 million; interest on debt $797,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $60 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,092 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them

Alamogordo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,092 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 54 New Mexico cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,401, and the middle half spent $905–$2,116. Alamogordo spent less than 67% of them.

Middle half of the group, $905–$2,116Median $1,401Alamogordo

Includes sewer and trash ($4.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
54

New Mexico cities that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Alamogordo itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 20% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Alamogordo reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$35.1 million
2024$42.1 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,092 · 2024: $1,345.

City staff
312

full-time in March 2025, down from 324 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,133 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.66% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

New Mexico$1,731
Boles Acres$1,256
Alamogordo$1,133
La Luz$362
$1,133
typical bill a year
0.66%
effective rate
$172,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alamogordo’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Alamogordo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Alamogordo →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Alamogordo

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See ci.alamogordo.nm.us for Alamogordo’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Alamogordo yet.ci.alamogordo.nm.us ↗
Who works for Alamogordo

One full-time city employee for every 100 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (31,309).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Parks & libraries65 + 13 pt
Police57
Administration & buildings34
Fire29
Roads & transportation19 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities19
Sewer & trash17
Health & welfare14
Courts, inspections & corrections7 + 1 pt
Other51 + 2 pt
312
full-time
17
part-time
$1.5M
payroll for March 2025
$17.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$56,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
47
sworn police officers
26
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Alamogordo had 10.1 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 43 of the 54 New Mexico cities that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 12.3: Alamogordo had fewer than 65% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Alamogordo Public Schools

Alamogordo’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Alamogordo →
$16,384
per pupil · NM $17,681
5,480
students
$45.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,384 per pupil, $8,873 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 10%State 65%Federal 25%

New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Alamogordo’s votes are counted by county

New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Alamogordo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Otero County’s results.

President · Otero County’s results23,915 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican63.2%15,117 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat35.9%8,576 votes

Others: 0.9% (222 votes).

Most votes in Otero County: Donald J Trump

New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%

The county’s page

100% of Alamogordo lies in Otero County. Every 2024 race in Otero County is on the county’s page.

Otero County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Alamogordo

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Alamogordo.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: ci.alamogordo.nm.us ↗
  2. 2
    New Mexico HouseAlamogordo is split between 2 districts
    John BlockJon Henry
  3. 3
    New Mexico SenateState senator
    Jim TownsendRex Wilson
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Michelle Lujan Grisham
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Gabe Vasquez
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
    Martin HeinrichBen Ray Luján
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Alamogordo compares with the towns next door

Alamogordo spent $1,092 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Boles Acres: unincorporated, no town budgetLa Luz: unincorporated, no town budgetBoles AcresLa LuzAlamogordo
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Alamogordo$1,092$1,133

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Alamogordo’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteci.alamogordo.nm.us ↗

Questions about Alamogordo’s government

How much does Alamogordo spend per resident?

About $1,345 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,092 was less than 67% of 54 New Mexico cities that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Alamogordo?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,133 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.alamogordo.nm.us.

Who runs Alamogordo’s government?

See ci.alamogordo.nm.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alamogordo yet.

How did Alamogordo vote in 2024?

New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Alamogordo alone. Otero County, where 100% of Alamogordo lies, voted Trump 63.2%, Harris 35.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Alamogordo?

312 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.5M (about $17.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Alamogordo in the state legislature?

Alamogordo is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The New Mexico Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Alamogordo?

The next posted meeting is City Commission on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:30 pm, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Alamogordo’s government

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →