La Union, NM Cost Of Living

La Union cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	La Union	New Mexico	National
Cost of living index	80	92	100
Index	La Union	New Mexico	National
Goods & Services index	90	94	100
Groceries index	101	105	100
Health care index	98	103	100
Housing index	51	86	100
Transportation index	92	100	100
Utilities index	87	78	100

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The cost of living in La Union is 13% lower than the New Mexico average.
The cost of living in La Union is 20% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in La Union is 49% lower than the national average.
New Mexico general sales tax is 1% higher than the national average.
New Mexico state income tax is 24% 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	$49,545	$4,129	$1,156	$1,486
Renters	$21,731	$1,811	$507	$652

New Mexico Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Mexico	5.125%	8.688%

New Mexico Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Mexico	1.7%	4.9%

Goods & Services

Item	La Union	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.66	$16.09	8.8%
Beauty Salon	$34.84	$37.33	6.7%
Toothpaste	$1.93	$2.45	21.1%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.00	33.3%
Movie	$10.25	$10.28	0.3%
Bowling	$4.01	$4.93	18.7%

Groceries

Item	La Union	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.59	$3.80	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	5.8%
Milk	$2.04	$2.01	1.7%
Potatoes	$2.25	$3.01	25.2%
Pizza	$9.34	$9.89	5.6%
Beer	$9.30	$8.90	4.5%

Health Care

Item	La Union	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$83.00	$102.16	18.8%
Doctor	$88.87	$108.36	18.0%
Dentist	$103.26	$92.53	11.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.34	$9.28	0.6%
Lipitor	$420.38	$425.82	1.3%

Housing

Item	La Union	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$66,700.00	$184,700.00	63.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$966.89	$1,202.44	19.6%
Apartment Rent	$824.00	$949.00	13.2%

Transportation

Item	La Union	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.21	$2.24	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$36.39	$46.29	21.4%

Utilities

Item	La Union	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.52	$165.96	4.5%
Phone	$22.20	$28.68	22.6%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mesquite, NM	569	78	-22%
Vado, NM	1,921	79	-21%
Berino, NM	1,824	79	-21%
San Miguel, NM	1,221	80	-20%
Canutillo, TX	5,695	79	-21%
La Union, NM	1,378	80	-20%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calwa, CA	1,378	99	-1%
Kinderhook, NY	1,378	109	9%
Pastoria, VA	1,378	96	-4%
Montague, CA	1,378	96	-4%
Holiday Valley, OH	1,379	89	-11%
La Union, NM	1,378	80	-20%

Source: The La Union, NM cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

La Union, NM Cost of Living