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

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

Malaga 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 Malaga?

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

Cost of living grade

Why Malaga 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 none is available.

–Home pricesNo Census home value
–Property taxNo Census tax bill
–Households stretched49 renter households (the grade needs 200)
–RentNo Census median rent

How TownRatings grades cost of living →

★ What stands out · Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,200

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,050
1 bedroom$1,100
2 bedrooms$1,200
3 bedrooms$1,640
4 bedrooms$1,640
54%
of households rent · NM 30%
49
renter households

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

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Malaga and its neighbors

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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
Malaga–———$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 Malaga

How much is rent in Malaga?

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

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

Malaga 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. 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.