According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Sunland Park has an overall cost of living index of 88 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Mexico, Sunland Park has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than New Mexico's index of 92.
The standard of living in Sunland Park ranks as #1,278 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Mexico. By definition, that implies Sunland Park ranks as the #5,140 most expensive place in the Land of Enchantment.
Living Expense | Sunland Park | New Mexico | National Average | |
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Overall | 88 | 92 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 92 | 100 | |
Groceries | 109 | 94 | 100 | |
Health | 96 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 61 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 102 | 88 | 100 | |
Utilities | 89 | 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 | Sunland Park | New Mexico | United States |
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Median Home Value | $130,200 | $175,700 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $573 | $857 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $33,342 | $51,243 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.9x | 3.4x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Sunland Park | New Mexico |
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Shampoo | $1.37 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.03 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $14.85 | $14.67 |
Item | Sunland Park | New Mexico |
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Ground Beef | $4.27 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.02 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.67 | $2.05 |
Item | Sunland Park | New Mexico |
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Haircut | $17.06 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $30.42 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.2 | $2.34 |
Item | Sunland Park | New Mexico |
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Potatoes | $4.21 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.27 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.96 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $87.16 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $133.61 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $82.94 | $99.13 |
Item | Sunland Park | New Mexico |
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Gasoline | $2.15 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $52.13 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $139.01 | $167.67 |
Phone | $185.48 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Sunland Park |
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El Paso, TX | 679,879 | 88 | 1.0x |
Las Cruces, NM | 102,950 | 89 | 1.0x |
Socorro, TX | 34,329 | 86 | 1.0x |
Chaparral, NM | 13,744 | 85 | 1.0x |
Fort Bliss, TX | 12,709 | 110 | 1.2x |
Anthony, NM | 9,283 | 85 | 1.0x |
Santa Teresa, NM | 6,553 | 93 | 1.1x |
Anthony, TX | 5,210 | 86 | 1.0x |