Cost of living in Raton, New Mexico
Simple answer
Typical rent is $741 a month.
Raton is a city in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $52,641 a year.
- People
- 6,026
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $741
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $52,641
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $134,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Colfax County, NM
Raton, New Mexico has about 6,026 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $134,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Colfax County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Raton. 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 Raton'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 Raton'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, 89 have higher typical rent than Raton.
Nearby places
- Trinidad
Typical rent $910
Compare with Raton - Walsenburg
Typical rent $744
Compare with Raton - Angel Fire
Typical rent $1,052
Compare with Raton - Questa
Typical rent $703
Compare with Raton - Arroyo Seco
Typical rent $1,634
Compare with Raton - Taos Pueblo
Typical rent $1,125
Compare with Raton - Taos
Typical rent $883
- Colorado City
Typical rent $1,270
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.