Cost Of Living in Algodones, NM

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Algodones	New Mexico	National
Cost of living	107	93	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	96	97	100
Housing	127	86	100
Transportation	93	95	100
Utilities	99	90	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Algodones is 15% higher than the New Mexico average
The cost of living in Algodones is 7% higher than the national average
Algodones housing is 27% higher than the national average
New Mexico general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
New Mexico state income tax is 35% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$60,714	$5,060	$1,417	$1,822
Renters	$28,523	$2,377	$665	$856

New Mexico Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Mexico	5%	8.688%

New Mexico Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Mexico	1.7%	5.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Algodones	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.90	$24.26	31.5%
Beauty Salon	$50.83	$45.56	11.6%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.3%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	10.5%
Movie	$12.54	$12.13	3.3%
Bowling	$20.89	$18.00	16.1%

Groceries

Item	Algodones	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.11	$5.84	12.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	16.1%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$4.18	$4.93	15.3%
Pizza	$13.42	$12.09	11.0%
Beer	$11.07	$10.41	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Algodones	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$136.89	$125.68	8.9%
Doctor	$134.17	$135.78	1.2%
Dentist	$111.42	$113.29	1.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.43	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$380.06	$468.60	18.9%

Housing

Item	Algodones	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$276,900.00	$184,700.00	49.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,905.97	$2,346.69	18.8%
Apartment Rent	$713.00	$949.00	24.9%

Transportation

Item	Algodones	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.50	$3.46	1.1%
Tire Balancing	$43.87	$59.92	26.8%

Utilities

Item	Algodones	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$191.24	$193.99	1.4%
Phone	$190.51	$192.25	0.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Golden, NM	0	98	2.1%
San Antonito CDP (Socorro County), NM	33	98	2.1%
Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM	725	79	21.1%
Zia Pueblo, NM	845	81	19.3%
Monterey Park, NM	1,097	86	14.2%
Algodones, NM	976	107	6.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pawnee City, NE	976	81	18.6%
Seabrook Beach, NH	976	160	59.8%
Lake Secession, SC	976	99	1.2%
Tornado, WV	976	90	10.0%
Dalhousie, NB	976	n/a
Algodones, NM	976	107	6.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Algodones, NM