Cost Of Living in Gila, 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	Gila	New Mexico	National
Cost of living	119	93	100
Goods & Services	94	97	100
Groceries	96	97	100
Health care	98	97	100
Housing	179	86	100
Transportation	96	95	100
Utilities	81	90	100

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The cost of living in Gila is 28% higher than the New Mexico average
The cost of living in Gila is 19% higher than the national average
Gila housing is 79% 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	$155,742	$12,979	$3,634	$4,673
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	Gila	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.56	$24.26	1.2%
Beauty Salon	$46.00	$45.56	1.0%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.28	15.2%
Movie	$13.00	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$14.33	$18.00	20.4%

Groceries

Item	Gila	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.69	$5.84	2.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	16.1%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$4.15	$4.93	15.8%
Pizza	$12.38	$12.09	2.4%
Beer	$10.68	$10.41	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Gila	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$150.67	$125.68	19.9%
Doctor	$140.33	$135.78	3.4%
Dentist	$113.72	$113.29	0.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$517.39	$468.60	10.4%

Housing

Item	Gila	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$329,700.00	$184,700.00	78.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,303.17	$2,346.69	1.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Gila	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.35	$3.46	3.3%
Tire Balancing	$53.65	$59.92	10.5%

Utilities

Item	Gila	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$192.00	$193.99	1.0%
Phone	$189.63	$192.25	1.4%

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.
Buckhorn, NM	148	90	9.8%
Cliff, NM	173	103	2.6%
Gila, NM	174	119	18.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gantt, AL	174	83	17.4%
St. Stephens, AL	174	93	7.3%
Antoine, AR	174	78	21.7%
Red Rock CDP (Apache County), AZ	174	90	10.0%
Fort Bidwell, CA	174	96	4.0%
Gila, NM	174	119	18.7%

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 Gila, NM