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Cost & Benefits

Santa Fe vs Taos

Simple answer

You'd likely save $580 a month in Taos.

Typical rent is $1,463 in Santa Fe and $883 in Taos. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Santa Fe

New Mexico

Typical rent
$1,463
Typical pay
$73,482 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,735
Price index
98.8 (metro)

Taos

New Mexico

Typical rent
$883
Typical pay
$47,304 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,292
Price index
92.2 (state)

Benefits after a move

Santa Fe and Taos are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.