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Retire To Las Cruces, NM
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Las Cruces, New Mexico is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Las Cruces, New Mexico


Las Cruces Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Las Cruces Metro Area blank blank 209,233
Las Cruces 62,126 74,267 97,618



Las Cruces
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$222,1869.7%
Mar $174,500 . .
Feb $168,298 . .
Jan $273,238 . .
2011 .$202,469-1.5%
2010 .$205,5069.1%
2009 .$188,447-7.6%
2008 . $203,911 -6.2%
2007 . $217,502 0.2%
2006 . $217,125 6.4%
2005 . $204,053 22.9%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Las Cruces GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $222,186 $276,000
Nearest Big City El Paso na
Home Sales Price in El Paso $137,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 162% of El Paso home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Las Cruces GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $222,186 $276,000
Monthly Rent $880 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 17.0 times the annual rent 14.7



Las Cruces
Cost of Living (2012)
103% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Las Cruces Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.2% -- 16* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 103 days 28* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Las Cruces Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 576
2009 630
2008 582
2007 980
2006 1,526
2005 1,616



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