Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bosque Farms run?
Bosque Farms’ village government spent $4.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,094 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bosque Farms didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bosque Farms is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,094 per resident a year, or $3.00 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 46%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bosque Farms didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bosque Farms yet
Every year of Bosque Farms’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,894 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bosque Farms’ 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 Bosque Farms’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bosque Farms →
Who’s in charge in Bosque Farms
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bosque Farms’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on bosquefarmsnm.gov ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 104 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,043).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Los Lunas Public Schools
Bosque Farms’ K–12 school district, shared with Los Lunas, Peralta, Belen. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,991 per pupil, $9,211 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.
New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bosque Farms’ votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bosque Farms alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Valencia County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.0%19,057 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.4%13,609 votesOthers: 0.6% (194 votes).
Most votes in Valencia County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Bosque Farms lies in Valencia County. Every 2024 race in Valencia County is on the county’s page.
Valencia County’s 2024 results →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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bosque Farms.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bosquefarmsnm.gov ↗
- 2New Mexico HouseState representatives
- 3New Mexico SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bosque Farms compares with the towns next door
Bosque Farms’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta | estimate | $1,328 |
| Bosque Farms | estimate | $1,894 |
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 Bosque Farms’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bosque Farms’ government
How much does Bosque Farms spend per resident?
About $1,094 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Bosque Farms didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bosque Farms?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,894 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bosquefarmsnm.gov.
Who runs Bosque Farms’ government?
See bosquefarmsnm.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bosque Farms yet.
How did Bosque Farms vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bosque Farms alone. Valencia County, where 100% of Bosque Farms lies, voted Trump 58.0%, Harris 41.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bosque Farms?
39 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $197,568 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bosque Farms in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Joshua Sanchez) and State House District 8 (Brian Baca). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bosque Farms’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Bosque Farms, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →