Cost of living in Belen, New Mexico
Belen, New Mexico has about 7,450 people. Typical rent is $916 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $42,627 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #42 in New Mexico on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $916 a month.
Belen is a city in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $42,627 a year.
- People
- 7,450
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $916
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $42,627
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $166,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,384
- Albuquerque, NM MSA
- Gas
- $3.954
- Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of October 12, 2026
Belen, New Mexico has about 7,450 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $166,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Valencia County is $1,384 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Belen. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Albuquerque, NM metro area, prices sit at 95.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New Mexico taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Belen's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Mexico home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Belen's bill.
EIA does not publish a New Mexico gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Mexico shares this price.
Among 117 places we list in New Mexico with a rent figure, 61 have higher typical rent than Belen.
Nearby places
- Los Lunas
Typical rent $1,110
Compare with Belen - Los Chaves
Typical rent $833
Compare with Belen - Tome
Typical rent $1,385
Compare with Belen - El Cerro
Typical rent $723
Compare with Belen - Valencia
Typical rent $668
Compare with Belen - Peralta
Typical rent $1,246
Compare with Belen - Las Maravillas
- Bosque Farms
Typical rent $897
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Mexico
Bigger places in New Mexico
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.