Cost of Living & Housing in Angel Fire
Angel Fire's cost of living centers on a real, genuinely expensive second-home housing market, offset by an effective property tax rate that runs modestly below the national median thanks to New Mexico's structurally low assessment system.
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Learn moreGenuinely expensive housing, with a real cross-source divergence to confirm
Angel Fire's housing figures range widely by source: Zillow's typical home value ran $474,987-$507,927 (up modestly year-over-year), while Redfin's median sale-price figures ran lower and DOWN over the same window ($500,000-$562,000, down 2-3.9% YoY), alongside a separately cited $599,000 median list price -- a real, disclosed divergence this record does not resolve to one number (base record).
A 1.00% effective property tax rate, near but modestly below the national median
Angel Fire's own 1.00% effective property tax rate (Ownwell) produces a $2,354 median annual tax bill -- modestly below the national median rate but above New Mexico's own statewide median, reflecting the area's high home values applied against New Mexico's structurally low 33.3% assessment ratio (base record).
New Mexico's six-bracket income tax and capped Social Security exemption
New Mexico's real, current individual income tax runs a six-bracket graduated system from 1.5% to a 5.9% top marginal rate, with Social Security exempt only below income thresholds ($100,000 AGI single/$150,000 MFJ, a hard cliff) and no broad exemption for other retirement income (base record).
A real second-home market: confirm rent and employer data directly
Angel Fire's real estate market runs substantially on second-home buyers from Texas and Oklahoma rather than a conventional year-round economy. A reliable city-specific median rent figure and a confirmed, current named-employer list beyond Angel Fire Resort were not found with confidence this pass -- confirm both directly with the Angel Fire Chamber of Commerce (base record).
Key takeaways
- Angel Fire's housing runs genuinely expensive, with a real, disclosed cross-source divergence: Zillow's typical value near $475K-$508K versus Redfin's declining median sale price near $500K-$562K.
- Angel Fire's own 1.00% effective property tax rate runs modestly below the national median, producing a $2,354 median annual bill.
- New Mexico's six-bracket 1.5%-5.9% income tax and income-capped Social Security exemption apply in Angel Fire as they do statewide.
- A confirmed, current rent figure and year-round named-employer list beyond the resort were not found with confidence this pass -- confirm both directly.
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