Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0How is Grenville run?
Grenville’s village government spent $134,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,621 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Grenville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Grenville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Des Moines Municipal Schools
Grenville’s K–12 school district, shared with Des Moines, Folsom. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,679 per pupil, $15,781 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 $4,621 per resident a year, or $12.66 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 73%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Grenville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Grenville yet
Every year of Grenville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $686 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Grenville’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 Grenville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grenville →
Who’s in charge in Grenville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Grenville’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 Grenville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Union County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.0%1,247 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.0%378 votesOthers: 1.0% (16 votes).
Most votes in Union County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Grenville lies in Union County. Every 2024 race in Union County is on the county’s page.
Union 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 Grenville.
- 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 Grenville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Grenville’s government
How much does Grenville spend per resident?
About $4,621 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Grenville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $144,000.
What is the property tax rate in Grenville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $686 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% 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 Grenville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grenville yet.
How did Grenville vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Grenville alone. Union County, where 100% of Grenville lies, voted Trump 76.0%, Harris 23.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grenville?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,337 (about $52,044 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Grenville 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.
Ask neighbors about Grenville’s 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 Grenville, 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 →