Index | Ruidoso | New Mexico | National |
Cost of living | 95 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 94 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Housing | 100 | 86 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 95 | 100 |
Utilities | 81 | 90 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $66,306 | $5,526 | $1,547 | $1,989 |
Renters | $19,191 | $1,599 | $448 | $576 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
New Mexico | 5% | 8.688% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
New Mexico | 1.7% | 5.9% |
Item | Ruidoso | 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% |
Item | Ruidoso | 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% |
Item | Ruidoso | 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% |
Item | Ruidoso | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $204,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 10.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,303.17 | $2,346.69 | 1.9% |
Apartment Rent | $717.00 | $949.00 | 24.4% |
Item | Ruidoso | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.35 | $3.46 | 3.3% |
Tire Balancing | $53.65 | $59.92 | 10.5% |
Item | Ruidoso | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $192.00 | $193.99 | 1.0% |
Phone | $189.63 | $192.25 | 1.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Nogal, NM | 126 | 93 | 7.0% |
Bent, NM | 151 | 93 | 7.0% |
Mescalero, NM | 1,127 | 76 | 23.9% |
Ruidoso Downs, NM | 2,611 | 82 | 17.7% |
Capitan, NM | 1,356 | 86 | 14.5% |
Ruidoso, NM | 7,879 | 95 | 4.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Baltimore Highlands, MD | 7,880 | 107 | 7.1% |
Grand Blanc, MI | 7,881 | 99 | 1.2% |
Landen, OH | 7,882 | 106 | 6.5% |
La Malbaie, QC | 7,875 | n/a | |
Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MD | 7,873 | 107 | 7.4% |
Ruidoso, NM | 7,879 | 95 | 4.8% |