Cost of Living in Gallup
Gallup's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing and rent, offset by a McKinley County property tax rate running above national and state medians.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing and rent
Gallup's average home value ran approximately $181,497 per Zillow, and rent estimates ran approximately $675-$956/month depending on source -- both meaningfully below national medians.
An elevated county property tax rate
McKinley County's effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.20-1.26% -- above both the national median (~1.02%) and New Mexico's own statewide median.
A real, wide income spread
Gallup's median household income figures carry a real, wide disclosed spread across sources, from approximately $45,754 to $68,638.
Key takeaways
- Gallup's housing and rent both run genuinely below national medians.
- McKinley County's effective property tax rate (~1.20-1.26%) runs above national and NM statewide medians.
- Median household income figures carry a real, wide disclosed cross-source spread.
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