According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Lee Acres has an overall cost of living index of 88 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Mexico, Lee Acres has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than New Mexico's index of 92.
The standard of living in Lee Acres ranks as #1,278 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Mexico. By definition, that implies Lee Acres ranks as the #5,140 most expensive place in the Land of Enchantment.
Living Expense | Lee Acres | New Mexico | National Average | |
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Overall | 88 | 92 | 100 | |
Services | 86 | 92 | 100 | |
Groceries | 98 | 94 | 100 | |
Health | 99 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 79 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 87 | 88 | 100 | |
Utilities | 93 | 91 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New Mexico, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Lee Acres | New Mexico | United States |
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Median Home Value | $169,600 | $175,700 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $880 | $857 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $46,875 | $51,243 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.6x | 3.4x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Lee Acres | New Mexico |
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Shampoo | $0.92 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.5 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $11.2 | $14.67 |
Item | Lee Acres | New Mexico |
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Ground Beef | $4.9 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.11 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.96 | $2.05 |
Item | Lee Acres | New Mexico |
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Haircut | $18.38 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $35.53 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.79 | $2.34 |
Item | Lee Acres | New Mexico |
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Potatoes | $3.05 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.67 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.22 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $118.86 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $127.67 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $86.56 | $99.13 |
Item | Lee Acres | New Mexico |
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Gasoline | $1.97 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $40.79 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $150.01 | $167.67 |
Phone | $183.97 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Lee Acres |
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Farmington, NM | 44,967 | 92 | 1.0x |
Bloomfield, NM | 7,791 | 86 | 1.0x |
Aztec, NM | 6,467 | 86 | 1.0x |