Stronghurst, New Mexico Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 18%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

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	Stronghurst	Albuquerque	New Mexico
Cost of living	92	96	92
Goods & Services	98	98	93
Groceries	91	91	96
Health care	95	95	98
Housing	82	96	86
Transportation	100	100	98
Utilities	93	93	90

Key findings

The cost of living in Stronghurst is equal to the Albuquerque average
The cost of living in Stronghurst is 8% lower than the national average
Stronghurst housing is 18% lower than the national average
New Mexico general sales tax is 1% higher than the national average
New Mexico state income tax is 31% 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)
Household	$40,486	$3,374	$945	$1,215

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	Albuquerque	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.57	$20.27	26.1%
Beauty Salon	$42.21	$40.39	4.5%
Toothpaste	$2.16	$2.36	8.5%
Shampoo	$0.92	$1.08	14.1%
Movie	$11.54	$10.99	5.0%
Bowling	$15.38	$15.49	0.7%

Groceries

Item	Albuquerque	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.83	$4.30	12.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.09	$1.40	22.1%
Milk	$1.81	$2.20	18.0%
Potatoes	$2.71	$3.22	15.9%
Pizza	$10.01	$10.74	6.8%
Beer	$8.34	$9.60	13.1%

Health Care

Item	Albuquerque	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.72	$109.73	0.9%
Doctor	$107.50	$118.34	9.2%
Dentist	$99.30	$100.94	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.84	$9.93	11.0%
Lipitor	$445.80	$469.53	5.1%

Housing

Item	Albuquerque	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$185,400.00	$184,700.00	0.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,155.29	$1,229.62	6.0%
Apartment Rent	$816.00	$949.00	14.0%

Transportation

Item	Albuquerque	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.77	$2.71	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.03	$51.86	3.5%

Utilities

Item	Albuquerque	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.18	$170.84	12.1%
Phone	$187.48	$187.18	0.2%

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.
Pajarito Mesa, NM	343	96	4.2%
Monterey Park, NM	1,771	73	26.9%
Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM	725	77	23.5%
Isleta Village Proper, NM	489	81	18.6%
Pueblo of Sandia Village, NM	394	85	15.0%
Albuquerque, NM	556,859	96	4.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Surrey, BC	560,150	n/a
Québec, QC	548,244	n/a
Tucson, AZ	527,586	95	5.3%
Milwaukee, WI	598,672	88	12.3%
Fresno, CA	513,807	109	8.5%
Albuquerque, NM	556,859	96	4.1%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

Stronghurst, Albuquerque, NM Cost of Living