Cost of living in Mountainair, New Mexico
Simple answer
Typical rent is $832 a month.
Mountainair is a town in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,021 a year.
- People
- 1,178
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $832
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,021
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $95,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,384
- Albuquerque, NM MSA
Mountainair, New Mexico has about 1,178 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $95,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Torrance County is $1,384 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mountainair. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Albuquerque, NM metro area, prices sit at 95.5 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 Mountainair'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 Mountainair'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, 78 have higher typical rent than Mountainair.
Nearby places
- Estancia
Typical rent $843
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- Meadow Lake
Typical rent $908
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- Rio Communities
Typical rent $1,055
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- Jarales
Typical rent $623
- Tome
Typical rent $1,385
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.