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Cost of living in Chical · Census 2020–24 · HUD 2026

Renting in Chical: a two-bedroom costs about $1,200

Chical is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living

2-bedroom rent
$1,200
a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Chical?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Cost of living grade

Why Chical isn’t graded

The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing. Here only the home value is left.

–Home pricesCensus figure available
–Property taxNo Census tax bill
–Households stretched12 renter households (the grade needs 200)
–RentNo Census median rent

How TownRatings grades cost of living →

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,200

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$830
1 bedroom$980
2 bedrooms$1,200
3 bedrooms$1,680
4 bedrooms$1,990

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Albuquerque, NM MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Chical and its neighbors

One source per column.

Cost next door · one source per column

TownCostTypical home
Zillow, latest
Median value
Census 2020–24
Tax rate
bill ÷ value
2-bed rent
HUD 2026
Chical–—$334K—$1,200

“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.

Questions about the cost of living in Chical

How much is rent in Chical?

HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,200 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.

Why doesn’t Chical have a cost of living grade?

Chical is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.