Cost Of Living in East Pecos, 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	East Pecos	New Mexico	National
Cost of living	98	93	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	96	97	100
Housing	100	86	100
Transportation	93	95	100
Utilities	99	90	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in East Pecos is 6% higher than the New Mexico average
The cost of living in East Pecos is 2% lower than the national average
East Pecos housing is equal to 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	East Pecos	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	East Pecos	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	East Pecos	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	East Pecos	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$183,900.00	$184,700.00	0.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,905.97	$2,346.69	18.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	East Pecos	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.
Rowe, NM	513	98	2.1%
Soham, NM	132	98	2.1%
Lamy, NM	158	98	2.1%
North San Ysidro, NM	47	98	2.1%
Pecos, NM	1,194	87	13.2%
East Pecos, NM	545	98	1.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kachemak, AK	545	129	29.3%
Lafayette, MN	545	86	14.3%
Sabin, MN	545	97	2.6%
Trimble, MO	545	91	9.3%
Old Hundred, NC	545	84	15.8%
East Pecos, NM	545	98	1.6%

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 East Pecos, NM