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Cost of living in Jal, New Mexico

Jal, New Mexico has about 2,364 people. Typical rent is $1,318 a month, including utilities. The Census Bureau did not publish a typical household income here, so we do not invent a paycheck. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $1,318 a month.

Jal is a city in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. The Census Bureau did not publish a typical household income here.

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People
2,364
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,318
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
Not published
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$97,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,327
Lea County, NM

Jal, New Mexico has about 2,364 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $97,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lea County is $1,327 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Jal. 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 Jal'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 Jal'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, 18 have higher typical rent than Jal.

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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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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.