Renting in La Madera: a two-bedroom costs about $1,620
La Madera 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
What kind of housing town is La Madera?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Why La Madera 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.
Next door, Edgewood grades B+ for cost of living, with a typical home of $380K (Zillow, September 2026).
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,620
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.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $3,469 (New Mexico: $1,731), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 0.45% a year, against 0.70% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
La Madera vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for La Madera.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Madera | – | — | $763K | 0.45% | $1,620 |
| Edgewood | B+ | $380K | $306K | 0.50% | $1,550 |
“—” 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 La Madera
How much is rent in La Madera?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,620 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in La Madera?
The median bill is $3,469 a year, 0.45% of the median home value (New Mexico: $1,731, 0.70%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t La Madera have a cost of living grade?
La Madera is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What La Madera 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. 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.