Isleta Pueblo · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Measured against area pay, Isleta costs less to live in than almost every U.S. town
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Albuquerque, NM metro area ($71K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Albuquerque metro earn ($71K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.2 years of metro income, and 0% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,270a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 96prices across the Albuquerque metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 89)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 2.2 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$71K, Albuquerque-area income
- 7%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Isleta
What’s behind Isleta’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Isleta is more affordable than 99% of U.S. towns. Home prices pull the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
A typical home costs 2.2 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Isleta’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Isleta home, with $125K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,270 a month here, $340 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the New Mexico typical property tax (0.70% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,270
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
The rest of a budget near Isleta
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Albuquerque, NM metro area, or New Mexico. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 96 | NM 92 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | NM 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 78 | NM 78 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | NM 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Isleta and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isleta | A+ | — | $159K | — | $1,270 |
“—” 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 Isleta
Is Isleta expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Isleta costs less than 99% of U.S. towns: an A+ for cost of living. The typical home costs 2.2 years of the median household income of the Albuquerque, NM metro area ($71K).
How much is rent in Isleta?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,270 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
Neighbors talk housing
What Isleta buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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. 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.