Cost of living in Navajo, New Mexico
Navajo, New Mexico has about 2,181 people. Typical rent is $683 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $32,208 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 $683 a month.
Navajo is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $32,208 a year.
- People
- 2,181
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $683
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $32,208
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- Not published
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,140
- McKinley County, NM
Navajo, New Mexico has about 2,181 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in McKinley County is $1,140 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Navajo. 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 Navajo'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 Navajo'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, 101 have higher typical rent than Navajo.
Nearby places
- Fort Defiance
Typical rent $856
Compare with Navajo - Window Rock
Typical rent $732
Compare with Navajo - St. Michaels
Typical rent $839
Compare with Navajo - Gamerco
Typical rent $860
Compare with Navajo - Tsaile
Typical rent $560
Compare with Navajo - Gallup
Typical rent $927
Compare with Navajo - Church Rock
Typical rent $780
- Chinle
Typical rent $565
Compare with Navajo
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.