Cost of living in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces, New Mexico has about 114,197 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $231,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Doña Ana County is $1,073 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Las Cruces. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Las Cruces, NM metro area, prices sit at 90.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

New Mexico taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Las Cruces'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 Las Cruces'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, 53 have higher typical rent than Las Cruces.