COST OF LIVING


May 2005, Forbes says Albuquerque is 27% below the national average.

2006 tax 5.03% INDEX: Rio Rancho 97.7 Albuquerque 100.7 Phoenix 100.4 Denver 100.6 Portland 115.5 Reno 112.1 Las Vegas 109.9 Seattle 115.3


WAGES ARE AT $25,835 COMPARED TO TUCSON AT $24,705 SAN ANTONO AT $24,460

Gross Receipts in August 03 down .15.4% from last year Agr. 22.38 million Constr. 537.44 million Finance/RE/insr. 108.6 million Gov. 14.76 million Mfr. 256.31 million Mining 93.94 million Retail sales 1.51 billion Service 1.33 bill Xportation 289.25 mill Wholesale 822.99 mill

Gas costs SEPT. O4 Albq. $1.82 SF $2 Denver $1.80 El Paso $1.77 Tucson $1.89 Flagstaff $1.98 Las Vegas $2.03 Amarillo $1.78

HOME COSTS % GROWTH 2003
Toledo, OH
$101,800.00
$107,800.00
5.90%
Lincoln, NE
$113,700.00
$120,100.00
5.60%
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
$482,300.00
$509,000.00
5.50%
Appleton/Oshkosh/Neenah, WI
$108,700.00
$114,600.00
5.40%
Corpus Christi, TX
$89,400.00
$94,200.00
5.40%
Grand Rapids, MI
$121,600.00
$128,000.00
5.30%
Pittsburgh, PA
$94,400.00
$99,300.00
5.20%
Portland, OR
$175,700.00
$184,900.00
5.20%
Baton Rouge, LA
$110,400.00
$116,000.00
5.10%
Eugene/Springfield, OR
$135,900.00
$142,800.00
5.10%

Albuquerque, NM
$128,000.00
$134,300.00
4.90%

Reno, NV

$175,200.00
$183,500.00
4.70%
Daytona Beach, FL
$106,100.00
$110,900.00
4.50%
San Antonio, TX
$104,000.00
$108,700.00
4.50%
Memphis, TN/AR/MS
$123,900.00
$129,300.00
4.40%
Atlanta, GA

$140,600.00
$146,400.00
4.10%
Phoenix, AZ
$141,700.00
$147,300.00
4.00%
Amarillo, TX
$84,700.00
$87,800.00
3.70%

Kansas City, MO/KS
$133,500.00
$138,
400.00
3.70%



Cost of Natural Gas in Nm: the high was 75.6 cents in March of 2001 This caused an investigation by the Atty. General. It went down to 16.9 cents in March of 2002. Current price in August 2002 is 30 cents


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