Cost of living in Sandia Knolls, New Mexico

Sandia Knolls, New Mexico has about 1,445 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $293,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Bernalillo County is $1,384 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sandia Knolls. 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 Sandia Knolls'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 Sandia Knolls'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, 37 have higher typical rent than Sandia Knolls.