Tularosa Original Townsite District · Photo: AllenS · Public domainHow is Tularosa run?
Tularosa’s village government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,158 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tularosa didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Tularosa is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Tularosa.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: villageoftularosa.com ↗
- 2New Mexico HouseTularosa 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.
About $1,158 per resident a year, or $3.17 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tularosa didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Tularosa yet
Every year of Tularosa’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 26 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $702 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% 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 Tularosa’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.
Tax bills are one input to Tularosa’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tularosa →
Who’s in charge in Tularosa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tularosa’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on villageoftularosa.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 101 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 (2,637).
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.
Tularosa Municipal Schools
Tularosa’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,955 per pupil, $11,133 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.
Tularosa’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 Tularosa 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 Tularosa 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.
Reach Tularosa’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tularosa’s government
How much does Tularosa spend per resident?
About $1,158 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Tularosa didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Tularosa?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $702 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see villageoftularosa.com.
Who runs Tularosa’s government?
See villageoftularosa.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tularosa yet.
How did Tularosa vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Tularosa alone. Otero County, where 100% of Tularosa lies, voted Trump 63.2%, Harris 35.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tularosa?
26 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $191,946 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Tularosa in the state legislature?
Tularosa 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 Tularosa’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 Tularosa, 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 →