Cost of living in Skyline-Ganipa, New Mexico

Skyline-Ganipa, New Mexico has about 1,226 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $83,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cibola County is $1,022 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Skyline-Ganipa. 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 Skyline-Ganipa'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 Skyline-Ganipa'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, 83 have higher typical rent than Skyline-Ganipa.