Measured against area pay, McIntosh costs less to live in than 78% of U.S. towns
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
In dollars, homes in McIntosh cost less than the New Mexico typical home. But the grade compares costs with what households in the area earn, and Albuquerque-area incomes are lower too ($71K, against $74K for the typical U.S. town). Property tax takes 0.47% of a home’s value a year (New Mexico: 0.70%), and 49% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,310a 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
- 2.4 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$71K, Albuquerque-area income
- 30%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is McIntosh?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind McIntosh’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, McIntosh is more affordable than 78% of U.S. towns. The share of households paying 30%+ for housing pulls the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
A typical home costs 2.4 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to McIntosh’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical McIntosh home, with $125K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,310 a month here, $360 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, McIntosh’s typical property tax (0.47% 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 $1,310
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.
Property tax runs below the New Mexico norm
The median bill is $798 (New Mexico: $1,731), 0.47% of a home’s value 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+”.
The rest of a budget near McIntosh
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.
McIntosh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McIntosh | A− | — | $169K | 0.47% | $1,310 |
“—” 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 McIntosh
Is McIntosh expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, McIntosh costs less than 78% of U.S. towns: an A− for cost of living. The typical home costs 2.4 years of the median household income of the Albuquerque, NM metro area ($71K).
How much is rent in McIntosh?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,310 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in McIntosh?
The median bill is $798 a year, 0.47% of the median home value (New Mexico: $1,731, 0.70%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What McIntosh 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.