Charley's Automotive Service · Photo: Bill Eichelberger · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Grants run?
Grants’ city government spent $12.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,353 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. The airport ($331,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Grants is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Grants-Cibola County Schools
Grants’ K–12 school district, shared with Milan. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,345 per pupil, $10,032 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.
About $1,353 per resident a year, or $3.71 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,388 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Grants’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,388 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 46 New Mexico cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,474, and the middle half spent $848–$2,116. Grants spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.6 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 →
New Mexico cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Grants itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Grants reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,388 · 2023: $1,353.
full-time in March 2025, up from 113 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,081 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% 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 Grants’ 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 Grants’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grants →
Who’s in charge in Grants
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Grants’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofgrants.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 76 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (9,170).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Grants’ votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Grants alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cibola County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.2%4,450 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.7%4,311 votesOthers: 1.1% (96 votes).
Most votes in Cibola County: Kamala D Harris
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Grants lies in Cibola County. Every 2024 race in Cibola County is on the county’s page.
Cibola 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 Grants.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofgrants.org ↗
- 2New Mexico HouseGrants is split between 2 districts
- 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 Grants compares with the towns next door
Grants spent $1,388 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $909. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | $909 | $552 |
| Grants | $1,388 | $1,081 |
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 Grants’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Grants’ government
How much does Grants spend per resident?
About $1,353 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,388 was less than 52% of 46 New Mexico cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Grants?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,081 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofgrants.org.
Who runs Grants’ government?
See cityofgrants.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grants yet.
How did Grants vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Grants alone. Cibola County, where 100% of Grants lies, voted Harris 50.2%, Trump 48.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grants?
121 full-time and 87 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $540,053 (about $6.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Grants in the state legislature?
Grants 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.
Ask neighbors about Grants’ 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; 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 →