Cost Of Living in Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), 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	Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	New Mexico	National
Cost of living	79	93	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	96	97	100
Housing	34	86	100
Transportation	93	95	100
Utilities	99	90	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County) is 15% lower than the New Mexico average
The cost of living in Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County) is 21% lower than the national average
Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County) housing is 66% 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

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), the median monthly income is $0 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $0 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $0, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $0 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	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	Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	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	Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	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	Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,905.97	$2,346.69	18.8%
Apartment Rent	$327.00	$949.00	65.5%

Transportation

Item	Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.50	$3.46	1.1%
Tire Balancing	$43.87	$59.92	26.8%

Utilities

Item	Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	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.
San Antonito CDP (Socorro County), NM	33	98	2.1%
Golden, NM	0	98	2.1%
Monterey Park, NM	1,097	86	14.2%
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM	2,281	89	11.5%
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM	944	90	9.8%
Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM	725	79	21.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Middletown, CA	725	323	223.0%
Homestead Base, FL	725	104	4.2%
Blairsville, GA	725	86	13.6%
Wellsburg, IA	725	76	24.2%
Pembroke, KY	725	87	12.5%
Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM	725	79	21.1%

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 Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM