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Cost & Benefits

Los Alamos vs Roswell

Simple answer

You'd likely save $483 a month in Roswell.

Typical rent is $1,359 in Los Alamos and $876 in Roswell. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Los Alamos

New Mexico

Typical rent
$1,359
Typical pay
$141,018 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,874
Price index
92.2 (state)

Roswell

New Mexico

Typical rent
$876
Typical pay
$51,583 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,091
Price index
92.2 (state)

Benefits after a move

Los Alamos and Roswell are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.