Eddy County · New Mexico · West · 32k residents
Carlsbad, NM: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Carlsbad: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the New Mexico median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,529/wk. New Mexico's corporate income tax rate is 5.9%. Commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,529/wk
Corporate income tax
5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
19.2%
Commercial electricity
10.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Carlsbad's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
93/100
Heating
Ranks Carlsbad's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $200,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,208/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,283/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.74% |
| Sales tax | 7.6% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,529/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.2% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 33.0/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $124,520 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $94,340 |
| Wage: General manager | $98,630 |
| Wage: Customer service | $39,030 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,830 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $50,500 |
| Wage: Electrician | $58,390 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $33,300 |
| Cost of living index | 85 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $145/mo |
| Transit pass | $45/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $72,306 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% |
| Population | 32k |
| Crime index | 80/100 |
| School rating | 3.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 84/100 |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 280 days |
| July high | 97°F |
| January low | 30°F |
| Annual snowfall | 3 in |
| Home price YoY | +0.8% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | +0.6% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +6.9% |
| Building permits YoY | +73.2% |
| Ocean coast | 525 mi |
| Big lake | 181 mi |
| Mountains | 51 mi |
| Major airport | 132 mi |
| Ski resort | 113 mi |
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Real listings in Carlsbad
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- Is Carlsbad a good place to run a business?
- New Mexico's corporate income tax rate is 5.9%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,529/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Carlsbad, NM?
- Carlsbad indexes at 85 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,283/mo and a acs median home value of $200,000.
- How much does a house cost in Carlsbad?
- The acs median home value in Carlsbad is $200,000 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Carlsbad?
- A two-bedroom in Carlsbad rents for about $1,283/mo.