Photo: Edward Jackson. · Public domainCloudcroft spent more per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Cloudcroft’s village government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,226 per resident. Water and other utilities ($494,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cloudcroft is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$3,226 per resident in 2022: more than 86% of them
Cloudcroft’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,226 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 New Mexico cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,474, and the middle half spent $804–$2,158. Cloudcroft spent more than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($740,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Mexico cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cloudcroft itself left out).
About $3,226 per resident a year, or $8.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
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No trend yet
Cloudcroft reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $897 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.38% 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 Cloudcroft’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Cloudcroft’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cloudcroft →
Who’s in charge in Cloudcroft
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 47 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (704).
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.
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools
Cloudcroft’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,986 per pupil, $10,502 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.
Cloudcroft’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cloudcroft alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Otero County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.2%15,117 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.9%8,576 votesOthers: 0.9% (222 votes).
Most votes in Otero County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Cloudcroft lies in Otero County. Every 2024 race in Otero County is on the county’s page.
Otero 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 Cloudcroft.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Cloudcroft’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cloudcroft’s government
How much does Cloudcroft spend per resident?
About $3,226 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,226 was more than 86% of 28 New Mexico cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cloudcroft?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $897 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.38% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Cloudcroft’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cloudcroft yet.
How did Cloudcroft vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cloudcroft alone. Otero County, where 100% of Cloudcroft lies, voted Trump 63.2%, Harris 35.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cloudcroft?
15 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $73,529 (about $882,348 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cloudcroft in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Jim Townsend) and State House District 56 (Harlan Vincent). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →