Cost Of Living in Dexter, 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	Dexter	New Mexico	National
Cost of living	83	93	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	91	97	100
Housing	56	86	100
Transportation	91	95	100
Utilities	90	90	100

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The cost of living in Dexter is 10% lower than the New Mexico average
The cost of living in Dexter is 17% lower than the national average
Dexter housing is 44% lower 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	$61,198	$5,100	$1,428	$1,836
Renters	$26,786	$2,232	$625	$804

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	Dexter	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.33	$24.26	29.1%
Beauty Salon	$55.26	$45.56	21.3%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.28	$1.28	0.3%
Movie	$12.18	$12.13	0.4%
Bowling	$22.25	$18.00	23.6%

Groceries

Item	Dexter	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.58	$5.84	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$4.87	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$13.76	$12.09	13.8%
Beer	$10.37	$10.41	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Dexter	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.03	$125.68	2.7%
Doctor	$113.33	$135.78	16.5%
Dentist	$109.67	$113.29	3.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.27	$10.65	3.6%
Lipitor	$497.63	$468.60	6.2%

Housing

Item	Dexter	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,300.00	$184,700.00	54.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,909.05	$2,346.69	18.6%
Apartment Rent	$772.00	$949.00	18.7%

Transportation

Item	Dexter	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.26	$3.46	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.19	$59.92	7.9%

Utilities

Item	Dexter	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.14	$193.99	2.5%
Phone	$207.58	$192.25	8.0%

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.
Midway, NM	638	78	21.9%
Hagerman, NM	653	82	18.3%
Lake Arthur, NM	403	83	16.8%
Roswell, NM	47,751	85	14.6%
Dexter, NM	1,061	83	16.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bluewater, AZ	1,061	85	14.6%
Claypool, AZ	1,061	94	5.7%
South Pekin, IL	1,061	83	17.1%
Marion Center, MA	1,061	168	68.5%
Highlands, NC	1,061	145	44.9%
Dexter, NM	1,061	83	16.8%

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 Dexter, NM