New Mexico · West · 37k residents
South Valley, NM: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for South Valley: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, 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.
The acs median home value in South Valley is $224,300, 12% above the New Mexico median. A two-bedroom rents for about $952/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 81 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $58,224 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in South Valley is $224,300, 12.2% above the median for ACS-covered places in New Mexico.
- Household income: Median household income is $58,224, right around the median for ACS-covered places in New Mexico.
- Adult education: 15.1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 35.7% below the median for ACS-covered places in New Mexico.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.9 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places South Valley about 20 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 280 sunny days and 7 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 22 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare South Valley side by side
Cost of living index
81
ACS median home value
$224,300
2-bedroom rent
$952/mo
Median household income
$58,224
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank South Valley's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by South Valley's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $224,300 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $794/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $952/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.74% |
| Sales tax | 7.6% |
| Cost of living index | 81 |
| 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 | $58,224 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% |
| Population | 37k |
| Crime index | 80/100 |
| School rating | 3.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 280 days |
| July high | 93°F |
| January low | 22°F |
| Annual snowfall | 7 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 623 mi |
| Big lake | 125 mi |
| Mountains | 20 mi |
| Major airport | 5 mi |
| Ski resort | 74 mi |
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Real listings in South Valley
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- What is the cost of living in South Valley, NM?
- South Valley indexes at 81 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $952/mo and a acs median home value of $224,300.
- How much does a house cost in South Valley?
- The acs median home value in South Valley is $224,300, 12% above the New Mexico median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in South Valley?
- A two-bedroom in South Valley rents for about $952/mo.