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Cost of living in Clayton, New Mexico

Simple answer

Typical rent is $652 a month.

Clayton is a town in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $34,500 a year.

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People
2,753
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$652
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$34,500
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$110,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Union County, NM

Clayton, New Mexico has about 2,753 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $110,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Union County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Clayton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

New Mexico's prices sit at 92.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

New Mexico taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Clayton'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 Clayton's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Mexico in the table we use.

Among 117 places we list in New Mexico with a rent figure, 104 have higher typical rent than Clayton.

Nearby places

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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.

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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.