Cost of living in Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tucumcari, New Mexico has about 5,160 people. Typical rent is $704 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $31,844 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.
Ranked #36 in New Mexico on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $704 a month.
Tucumcari is a city in New Mexico. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $31,844 a year.
- People
- 5,160
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $704
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $31,844
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $64,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,019
- Quay County, NM
Tucumcari, New Mexico has about 5,160 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $64,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Quay County is $1,019 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Tucumcari. 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 Tucumcari'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 Tucumcari'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, 98 have higher typical rent than Tucumcari.
Nearby places
- Santa Rosa
Typical rent $727
Compare with Tucumcari - Clovis
Typical rent $988
Compare with Tucumcari - Cannon AFB
Typical rent $1,206
Compare with Tucumcari - Bovina
Typical rent $1,033
Compare with Tucumcari - Farwell
Typical rent $1,338
Compare with Tucumcari - Friona
Typical rent $1,038
Compare with Tucumcari - Portales
Typical rent $903
- Hereford
Typical rent $953
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.