Ruidoso, NM
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RuidosoNM averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $329,946 -3.2% yr/yr · +5.2% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2009–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$58.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$72.1M (FY2023)
Taxes$21.6M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$30.8M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$9,278 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025111 housing units ($54.6M)
Recent meetings
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $73,500 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ NMLNF000335 E315 |
| $71,899 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ COSJF000536 E74 |
| $68,416 | PINE RIDGE RV RESORT LLC Department of Homeland Security · THE PURPOSE OF THIS PO IS TO LEASE 9 COMMERCIAL PADS FROM PINE RIDGE R |
| $66,434 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ CABDF000004 E54 |
| $65,000 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ ORMHF001199 E54 |
| $64,896 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ WYBHF000399 E197 |
| $52,800 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ CABTU013761 E30084 |
| $49,770 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ NMLNF000001 E8 |
| $45,885 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ COSJF000570 E2 |
| $44,866 | OMAR GONZALEZ Department of Agriculture · OMAR GONZALEZ SDSDS260142 E39 |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Lincoln County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Business establishments695 (5,538 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$933/mo (27 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy20.5% (low numeracy 31% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$58.9M
Annual budget
$30.8M
Debt outstanding
111
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$58.9M
Spending$72.1M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$30.8M
Debt-to-revenue0.52×
Debt-load index77 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.