Cost Of Living in Whites City, 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	Whites City	New Mexico	National
Cost of living	96	93	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	94	97	100
Housing	n/a	86	100
Transportation	94	95	100
Utilities	99	90	100

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The cost of living in Whites City is 4% higher than the New Mexico average
The cost of living in Whites City is 4% lower than the national average
Whites City housing is 18% 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	$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	Whites City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.73	$24.26	14.3%
Beauty Salon	$70.27	$45.56	54.2%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	10.2%
Movie	$11.70	$12.13	3.6%
Bowling	$17.73	$18.00	1.5%

Groceries

Item	Whites City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.50	$5.84	5.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.0%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$4.86	$4.93	1.5%
Pizza	$11.64	$12.09	3.7%
Beer	$10.47	$10.41	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Whites City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.65	$125.68	7.1%
Doctor	$146.52	$135.78	7.9%
Dentist	$122.61	$113.29	8.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.35	$10.65	2.8%
Lipitor	$466.56	$468.60	0.4%

Housing

Item	Whites City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,699.62	$2,346.69	27.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Whites City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.06	$3.46	11.5%
Tire Balancing	$61.55	$59.92	2.7%

Utilities

Item	Whites City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$137.32	$193.99	29.2%
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.
Livingston Wheeler, NM	444	95	5.1%
Whites City, NM	0	96	3.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chase, AK	0	118	18.0%
Chiniak, AK	0	118	18.0%
Chisana, AK	0	136	35.7%
Dot Lake, AK	0	136	35.7%
Eureka Roadhouse, AK	0	118	18.0%
Whites City, NM	0	96	3.6%

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 Whites City, NM