| Index | Mescalero | New Mexico | National |
| Cost of living | 76 | 93 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 94 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 116 | 112 | 100 |
| Housing | 36 | 85 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 93 | 100 |
| Utilities | 82 | 83 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $47,493 | $3,958 | $1,108 | $1,425 |
| Renters | $38,707 | $3,226 | $903 | $1,161 |
| 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% |
| Item | Mescalero | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.89 | $27.62 | 13.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.97 | $51.11 | 14.0% |
| Toothpaste | $4.05 | $4.09 | 1.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.45 | $1.54 | 6.0% |
| Movie | $11.50 | $12.88 | 10.7% |
| Yoga | $13.33 | $19.66 | 32.2% |
| Item | Mescalero | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.85 | $7.70 | 1.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.66 | 12.8% |
| Milk | $4.67 | $4.73 | 1.3% |
| Potatoes | $4.96 | $5.26 | 5.6% |
| Pizza | $13.69 | $12.76 | 7.3% |
| Beer | $9.98 | $10.55 | 5.4% |
| Item | Mescalero | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $144.00 | $140.06 | 2.8% |
| Doctor | $150.00 | $153.82 | 2.5% |
| Dentist | $140.38 | $123.15 | 14.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.48 | $11.73 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $33.61 | $23.61 | 42.4% |
| Item | Mescalero | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $0.00 | $326,622.00 | 100.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,178.11 | $2,480.25 | 12.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $519.00 | $1,444.00 | 64.1% |
| Item | Mescalero | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.87 | $3.06 | 6.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $57.24 | $65.21 | 12.2% |
| Item | Mescalero | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $156.74 | $220.12 | 28.8% |
| Phone | $193.91 | $195.71 | 0.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Bent, NM | 155 | 94 | 6.2% |
| La Luz, NM | 1,837 | 80 | 20.2% |
| Ruidoso Downs, NM | 2,683 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Tularosa, NM | 3,080 | 88 | 12.1% |
| Cloudcroft, NM | 845 | 93 | 7.3% |
| Mescalero, NM | 1,169 | 76 | 23.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Talmage, CA | 1,169 | 139 | 39.2% |
| Allison, IA | 1,169 | 78 | 22.1% |
| Eddyville, IA | 1,169 | 83 | 17.3% |
| Salineville, OH | 1,169 | 78 | 21.6% |
| Pinopolis, SC | 1,169 | 118 | 18.4% |
| Mescalero, NM | 1,169 | 76 | 23.5% |
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