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Cost & Benefits

La Plata vs Las Cruces

Simple answer

You'd likely save $36 a month in La Plata.

Typical rent is $974 in Las Cruces and $938 in La Plata. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

La Plata

New Mexico

Typical rent
$938
Typical pay
$57,071 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,116
Price index
87.7 (metro)

Las Cruces

New Mexico

Typical rent
$974
Typical pay
$55,422 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,073
Price index
90.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

La Plata and Las Cruces are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.