Last updated 2026-07-10 ยท MovePlan Editorial Team
Below the national average overall, with housing the main reason it stays affordable.
Cost of living index (US avg = 100): 91
Median 2BR rent: $1,300/mo
Housing: 76 vs 100
Groceries: 97 vs 100
Utilities: 107 vs 100
Transportation: 100 vs 100
Healthcare: 96 vs 100
Las Cruces offers hot, dry summers and mild winters and an affordable place to land in New Mexico. Housing is the line item that moves your budget most, anchored here to a real median 2BR rent of about $1,300/mo.