| Index | Loving | New Mexico | National |
| Cost of living | 89 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 98 | 100 |
| Housing | 71 | 85 | 100 |
| Transportation | 98 | 98 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Household Items | 100 | 98 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 94 | 96 | 100 |

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| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $60,090 | $5,008 | $1,402 | $1,803 |
| Renters | $71,546 | $5,962 | $1,669 | $2,147 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Mexico | 5% | 8.688% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Mexico | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Malaga, NM | 116 | 97 | 3.0% |
| Livingston Wheeler, NM | 456 | 95 | 5.0% |
| Happy Valley, NM | 808 | 96 | 4.3% |
| Carlsbad, NM | 30,034 | 96 | 4.2% |
| La Huerta, NM | 1,527 | 111 | 10.6% |
| Loving, NM | 1,208 | 89 | 10.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Clifton, IL | 1,208 | 92 | 8.0% |
| Skyline-Ganipa, NM | 1,208 | 84 | 16.2% |
| Chesapeake, OH | 1,208 | 83 | 16.9% |
| Lyons, OR | 1,208 | 113 | 13.1% |
| New Columbia, PA | 1,208 | 93 | 7.0% |
| Loving, NM | 1,208 | 89 | 10.7% |