Cost of Living in Chaparral
Chaparral's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing, offset by a comparatively modest median household income.
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Chaparral's median home value ran $109,300 in 2024 (up 7.26% from $101,900 in 2023), well below both national and New Mexico statewide medians (base record).
A comparatively modest median household income
Chaparral's median household income ran a real, cited $46,017, genuinely below both New Mexico's and the national median (base record).
A genuinely low property tax rate
Ownwell cites Chaparral's Otero County-side effective property tax rate at 0.89%, below the national median (1.02%) -- this record discloses a gap on the equivalent Doña Ana-side figure (base record).
New Mexico's real, elevated statewide homeowners insurance
New Mexico's statewide homeowners insurance average runs $3,324-$4,308/year, well above the national average -- a real, disclosed cost applying in Chaparral (base record).
Key takeaways
- Chaparral's $109,300 median home value (2024) runs genuinely affordable.
- Median household income ran $46,017, genuinely below state and national medians.
- Chaparral's Otero County-side property tax rate (0.89%) runs below the national median.
- New Mexico's statewide homeowners insurance ($3,324-$4,308/year) is a real, disclosed elevated cost.
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