According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Deming has an overall cost of living index of 80 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Mexico, Deming has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than New Mexico's index of 92.
The standard of living in Deming ranks as #211 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Mexico. By definition, that implies Deming ranks as the #6,207 most expensive place in the Land of Enchantment.
Living Expense | Deming | New Mexico | National Average | |
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Overall | 80 | 92 | 100 | |
Services | 89 | 92 | 100 | |
Groceries | 95 | 94 | 100 | |
Health | 100 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 49 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 97 | 88 | 100 | |
Utilities | 84 | 91 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New Mexico, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Deming | New Mexico | United States |
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Median Home Value | $88,200 | $175,700 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $478 | $857 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $28,463 | $51,243 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.1x | 3.4x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Deming | New Mexico |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.74 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $12.38 | $14.67 |
Item | Deming | New Mexico |
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Ground Beef | $4.98 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.17 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.16 | $2.05 |
Item | Deming | New Mexico |
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Haircut | $19.3 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $34.66 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.33 | $2.34 |
Item | Deming | New Mexico |
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Potatoes | $3.46 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.01 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.13 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $107.2 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $106.77 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $99.67 | $99.13 |
Item | Deming | New Mexico |
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Gasoline | $2.11 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $47.87 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $116.23 | $167.67 |
Phone | $184.9 | $175.64 |