Las Cruces metro · West

Las Cruces, NM

New Mexico · approx. 524,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$59.2K

household / year

Avg home price

$334K

~$1,673/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,330

per month

Cost of living

100 = US avg

How Las Cruces scores

Job market depth49/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability63/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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