Launch Complex 33 · Photo: NASA · Public domainMeasured against area pay, White Sands costs more to live in than 57% of U.S. towns
Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for White Sands, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Las Cruces, NM metro area ($57K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Las Cruces metro earn ($57K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs what the Census reports, and 14% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,480a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 90prices across the Las Cruces metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 63)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 29%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 14%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across New Mexico: 50%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is White Sands?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind White Sands’ grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, White Sands is more affordable than 43% of U.S. towns. Rent pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,480
Renters already here pay a median of $1,385.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Las Cruces, 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 White Sands
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Las Cruces, 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 | 90 | 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.
White Sands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Sands | C+ | — | — | — | $1,480 |
“—” 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 White Sands
Is White Sands expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, White Sands costs more than 57% of U.S. towns: a C+ for cost of living.
How much is rent in White Sands?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,480 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,385 (Census 2020–24).
Neighbors talk housing
What White Sands 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.