Cost of Living in Aztec
Aztec's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing, offset by a real, disclosed, conflicting property-tax picture and a comparatively modest median household income.
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Zillow's average home value ran $275,616 (up 5.1% year-over-year), and Redfin's median sale price ran $291,341 -- both genuinely affordable relative to national benchmarks (base record).
A real, disclosed, conflicting property-tax picture
Ownwell cites Aztec's own median effective property tax rate at 0.86%, while San Juan County's broader figures span a real, disclosed 0.42%-0.79% range depending on methodology (base record).
New Mexico's real, moderate 5.9% state income tax
New Mexico's real, current top individual income tax rate (5.9% under a six-bracket system) and partial Social Security exemption apply in Aztec as statewide (base record).
A comparatively modest median household income
Aztec's median household income runs approximately $41,977, notably below both the Las Cruces-metro and New Mexico statewide figures documented elsewhere in this dataset (base record).
Key takeaways
- Aztec's $275,616 average home value and $291,341 median sale price run genuinely affordable.
- Aztec's property tax picture carries a real, disclosed, conflicting cross-source spread (0.42%-0.86%).
- New Mexico's 5.9% top state income tax (2026) applies statewide, including in Aztec.
- Aztec's median household income (~$41,977) runs notably below the New Mexico statewide figure.
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