Photo: Leaflet · CC BY-SA 3.0Grady spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Grady’s village government spent $318,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,118 per resident. Water and other utilities ($44,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Grady is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$3,118 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Grady’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,118 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. Grady spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($25,000), 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; Grady itself left out).
About $3,118 per resident a year, or $8.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 58%.
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No trend yet
Grady reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $600 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Grady’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 Grady’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grady →
Who’s in charge in Grady
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 34 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 (102).
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.
Grady Municipal Schools
Grady’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,101 per pupil, $12,620 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.
Grady’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 Grady alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Curry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%10,714 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.2%4,229 votesOthers: 0.5% (73 votes).
Most votes in Curry County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Grady lies in Curry County. Every 2024 race in Curry County is on the county’s page.
Curry 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 Grady.
- 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 Grady’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Grady’s government
How much does Grady spend per resident?
About $3,118 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 $3,118 was more than 82% of 28 New Mexico cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Grady’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grady yet.
How did Grady vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Grady alone. Curry County, where 100% of Grady lies, voted Trump 71.4%, Harris 28.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grady?
3 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,765 (about $153,180 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Grady in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Pat Woods) and State House District 67 (Jack Chatfield). The House district also covers 12 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 →