New Mexico Cost of Living by County

Compare annual cost of living, median household income, affordability, and major expense drivers across New Mexico counties. These estimates are based on a single adult household with no children. Cost rank for each county in New Mexico are rated from highest modeled total costs to lowest.

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Most Expensive County:

Los Alamos County, NM $54,406

Most Affordable County:

Luna County, NM$42,974

State National Rank

#23Most affordable state across the U.S.Out of 50 states plus D.C.

Bernalillo County, NM

Cost Rank: 30 / 33

Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$43,985

Median Household Income:

$84,404

Cost / Income ratio :

52.1%

Housing 24%

Food 9%

Transport 26%

Healthcare 12%

Other Costs 10%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$11,272

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NM

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Catron County, NM

Cost Rank: 9 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,923

Median Household Income:

$65,121

Cost / Income ratio :

73.6%

Housing 17%

Food 9%

Transport 31%

Healthcare 17%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,685

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Chaves County, NM

Cost Rank: 24 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,575

Median Household Income:

$61,022

Cost / Income ratio :

74.7%

Housing 18%

Food 8%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,031

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Cibola County, NM

Cost Rank: 26 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,333

Median Household Income:

$64,110

Cost / Income ratio :

70.7%

Housing 18%

Food 8%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,296

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Colfax County, NM

Cost Rank: 6 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$48,984

Median Household Income:

$65,095

Cost / Income ratio :

75.3%

Housing 20%

Food 10%

Transport 26%

Healthcare 17%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$12,574

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Curry County, NM

Cost Rank: 27 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,965

Median Household Income:

$68,067

Cost / Income ratio :

66.1%

Housing 18%

Food 9%

Transport 28%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$12,708

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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De Baca County, NM

Cost Rank: 15 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,943

Median Household Income:

$82,949

Cost / Income ratio :

56.6%

Housing 17%

Food 9%

Transport 30%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$14,023

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Dona Ana County, NM

Cost Rank: 25 / 33

Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,438

Median Household Income:

$62,040

Cost / Income ratio :

73.2%

Housing 20%

Food 9%

Transport 27%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$12,212

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Eddy County, NM

Cost Rank: 11 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,431

Median Household Income:

$97,423

Cost / Income ratio :

48.7%

Housing 19%

Food 9%

Transport 28%

Healthcare 17%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,288

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Grant County, NM

Cost Rank: 16 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,540

Median Household Income:

$74,439

Cost / Income ratio :

62.5%

Housing 19%

Food 9%

Transport 27%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$12,544

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Guadalupe County, NM

Cost Rank: 18 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,113

Median Household Income:

$60,956

Cost / Income ratio :

75.6%

Housing 18%

Food 9%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,535

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Harding County, NM

Cost Rank: 7 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$48,529

Median Household Income:

$88,889

Cost / Income ratio :

54.6%

Housing 17%

Food 8%

Transport 32%

Healthcare 17%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$15,353

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Hidalgo County, NM

Cost Rank: 19 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,012

Median Household Income:

$65,605

Cost / Income ratio :

70.1%

Housing 18%

Food 9%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,247

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Lea County, NM

Cost Rank: 8 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$48,427

Median Household Income:

$79,139

Cost / Income ratio :

61.2%

Housing 20%

Food 8%

Transport 27%

Healthcare 17%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,157

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Lincoln County, NM

Cost Rank: 13 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,121

Median Household Income:

$69,758

Cost / Income ratio :

67.5%

Housing 17%

Food 9%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,885

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Los Alamos County, NM

Cost Rank: 1 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$54,406

Median Household Income:

$165,685

Cost / Income ratio :

32.8%

Housing 22%

Food 8%

Transport 26%

Healthcare 15%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,962

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Luna County, NM

Cost Rank: 33 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$42,974

Median Household Income:

$51,178

Cost / Income ratio :

84.0%

Housing 18%

Food 8%

Transport 28%

Healthcare 19%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$12,181

Cheaper Alternatives:

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McKinley County, NM

Cost Rank: 20 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,843

Median Household Income:

$49,991

Cost / Income ratio :

91.7%

Housing 17%

Food 9%

Transport 30%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,801

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Mora County, NM

Cost Rank: 10 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,448

Median Household Income:

$52,190

Cost / Income ratio :

90.9%

Housing 17%

Food 8%

Transport 31%

Healthcare 17%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,539

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Otero County, NM

Cost Rank: 29 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,122

Median Household Income:

$68,074

Cost / Income ratio :

64.8%

Housing 17%

Food 9%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 19%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$12,606

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Quay County, NM

Cost Rank: 22 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,654

Median Household Income:

$51,273

Cost / Income ratio :

89.0%

Housing 18%

Food 9%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,053

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Rio Arriba County, NM

Cost Rank: 12 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,295

Median Household Income:

$69,360

Cost / Income ratio :

68.2%

Housing 18%

Food 8%

Transport 30%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$14,104

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Roosevelt County, NM

Cost Rank: 21 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,695

Median Household Income:

$66,721

Cost / Income ratio :

68.5%

Housing 18%

Food 9%

Transport 29%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,084

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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San Juan County, NM

Cost Rank: 5 / 33

Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$49,140

Median Household Income:

$61,739

Cost / Income ratio :

79.6%

Housing 21%

Food 8%

Transport 27%

Healthcare 17%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,408

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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San Miguel County, NM

Cost Rank: 23 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,636

Median Household Income:

$63,727

Cost / Income ratio :

71.6%

Housing 20%

Food 9%

Transport 26%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$11,997

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Sandoval County, NM

Cost Rank: 3 / 33

Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$52,209

Median Household Income:

$94,544

Cost / Income ratio :

55.2%

Housing 27%

Food 8%

Transport 25%

Healthcare 10%

Other Costs 11%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Housing$13,907

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Santa Fe County, NM

Cost Rank: 2 / 33

Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$53,457

Median Household Income:

$89,497

Cost / Income ratio :

59.7%

Housing 28%

Food 9%

Transport 23%

Healthcare 10%

Other Costs 11%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Housing$14,820

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Sierra County, NM

Cost Rank: 32 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$43,139

Median Household Income:

$57,362

Cost / Income ratio :

75.2%

Housing 18%

Food 10%

Transport 27%

Healthcare 19%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$11,685

Cheaper Alternatives:

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Socorro County, NM

Cost Rank: 14 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,107

Median Household Income:

$59,010

Cost / Income ratio :

79.8%

Housing 17%

Food 8%

Transport 31%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$14,419

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Taos County, NM

Cost Rank: 4 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$50,427

Median Household Income:

$78,139

Cost / Income ratio :

64.5%

Housing 19%

Food 9%

Transport 27%

Healthcare 16%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,708

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Torrance County, NM

Cost Rank: 31 / 33

Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$43,450

Median Household Income:

$65,100

Cost / Income ratio :

66.7%

Housing 19%

Food 9%

Transport 32%

Healthcare 12%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$14,002

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NM

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Union County, NM

Cost Rank: 17 / 33

Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,328

Median Household Income:

$61,613

Cost / Income ratio :

75.2%

Housing 18%

Food 8%

Transport 31%

Healthcare 18%

Other Costs 8%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$14,241

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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Valencia County, NM

Cost Rank: 28 / 33

Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,564

Median Household Income:

$66,569

Cost / Income ratio :

66.9%

Housing 21%

Food 9%

Transport 30%

Healthcare 12%

Other Costs 9%

Taxes 18%

Biggest category: Transport$13,554

Cheaper Alternatives: Luna County, NMSierra County, NM

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