Cost of living in La Luz, New Mexico
La Luz, New Mexico has about 1,797 people. Typical rent is $765 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $46,655 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $765 a month.
La Luz is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,655 a year.
- People
- 1,797
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $765
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,655
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $68,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Otero County, NM
- Gas
- $3.954
- Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of October 12, 2026
La Luz, New Mexico has about 1,797 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $68,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Otero County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in La Luz. 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 La Luz'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 La Luz's bill.
EIA does not publish a New Mexico gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Mexico shares this price.
Among 117 places we list in New Mexico with a rent figure, 86 have higher typical rent than La Luz.
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Typical rent $1,230
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EBT nearby
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.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Mexico
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.