Compare monthly care rates across 346 cities and 68 CMS-certified nursing facilities in New Mexico.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At New Mexico's average caregiver rate of $26.42/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $4,680/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,390/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $357/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,478/mo; Memory Care averages $5,710/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | Bernalillo | $4,940/mo | $6,030/mo | $7,630/mo | $268,500 | 18 |
| Las Cruces | Dona Ana | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $233,698 | 6 |
| Farmington | San Juan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $185,100 | 4 |
| Clovis | Curry | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,730/mo | $160,800 | 3 |
| Rio Rancho | Sandoval | $6,330/mo | $7,720/mo | $9,780/mo | $282,300 | 3 |
| Roswell | Chaves | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $141,900 | 3 |
| Alamogordo | Otero | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,500 | 2 |
| Gallup | Mckinley | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $72,100 | 2 |
| Hobbs | Lea | $5,090/mo | $6,210/mo | $7,860/mo | $176,000 | 2 |
| Las Vegas | San Miguel | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $177,600 | 2 |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe | $5,800/mo | $7,080/mo | $8,970/mo | $416,900 | 2 |
| Artesia | Eddy | $5,590/mo | $6,820/mo | $8,640/mo | $199,400 | 1 |
| Aztec | San Juan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $185,100 | 1 |
| Belen | Valencia | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,760/mo | $206,800 | 1 |
| Bloomfield | San Juan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $185,100 | 1 |
| Carlsbad | Eddy | $5,590/mo | $6,820/mo | $8,640/mo | $199,400 | 1 |
| Casa Blanca | Cibola | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,000 | 1 |
| Clayton | Union | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,900 | 1 |
| Deming | Luna | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $112,500 | 1 |
| Grants | Cibola | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,000 | 1 |
| Los Alamos | Los Alamos | $7,850/mo | $9,580/mo | $12,120/mo | $452,500 | 1 |
| Lovington | Lea | $5,090/mo | $6,210/mo | $7,860/mo | $176,000 | 1 |
| Mescalero | Otero | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,500 | 1 |
| Portales | Roosevelt | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $136,000 | 1 |
| Raton | Colfax | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $161,000 | 1 |
| Santa Clara | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $164,400 | 1 |
| Silver City | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $164,400 | 1 |
| Socorro | Socorro | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $143,200 | 1 |
| Springer | Colfax | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $161,000 | 1 |
| Taos | Taos | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $354,000 | 1 |
| Truth Or Consequences | Sierra | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,800 | 1 |
| Abiquiu | Rio Arriba | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $230,900 | 0 |
| Alcalde | Rio Arriba | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $230,900 | 0 |
| Algodones | Sandoval | $6,330/mo | $7,720/mo | $9,780/mo | $282,300 | 0 |
| Alto | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $212,200 | 0 |
| Amalia | Taos | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $354,000 | 0 |
| Amistad | Union | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,900 | 0 |
| Angel Fire | Colfax | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $161,000 | 0 |
| Animas | Hidalgo | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,000 | 0 |
| Anthony | Dona Ana | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $233,698 | 0 |
| Anton Chico | Guadalupe | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $107,200 | 0 |
| Aragon | Catron | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $171,800 | 0 |
| Arenas Valley | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $164,400 | 0 |
| Arrey | Sierra | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,800 | 0 |
| Arroyo Hondo | Taos | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $354,000 | 0 |
| Arroyo Seco | Taos | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $354,000 | 0 |
| Bard | Quay | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $82,200 | 0 |
| Bayard | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $164,400 | 0 |
| Bent | Otero | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,500 | 0 |
| Berino | Dona Ana | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $233,698 | 0 |
| Bernalillo | Sandoval | $6,330/mo | $7,720/mo | $9,780/mo | $282,300 | 0 |
| Blanco | San Juan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $185,100 | 0 |
| Bluewater | Cibola | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,000 | 0 |
| Bosque | Valencia | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,760/mo | $206,800 | 0 |
| Bosque Farms | Valencia | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,760/mo | $206,800 | 0 |
| Brimhall | Mckinley | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $72,100 | 0 |
| Broadview | Curry | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,730/mo | $160,800 | 0 |
| Buckhorn | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $164,400 | 0 |
| Buena Vista | Mora | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $119,900 | 0 |
| Caballo | Sierra | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,800 | 0 |
| Canjilon | Rio Arriba | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $230,900 | 0 |
| Cannon Afb | Curry | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,730/mo | $160,800 | 0 |
| Canones | Rio Arriba | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $230,900 | 0 |
| Capitan | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $212,200 | 0 |
| Caprock | Lea | $5,090/mo | $6,210/mo | $7,860/mo | $176,000 | 0 |
| Capulin | Union | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,900 | 0 |
| Carrizozo | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $212,200 | 0 |
| Carson | Taos | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $354,000 | 0 |
| Causey | Roosevelt | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $136,000 | 0 |
| Cebolla | Rio Arriba | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $230,900 | 0 |
| Cedar Crest | Bernalillo | $4,940/mo | $6,030/mo | $7,630/mo | $268,500 | 0 |
| Cedarvale | Torrance | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $145,100 | 0 |
| Cerrillos | Santa Fe | $5,800/mo | $7,080/mo | $8,970/mo | $416,900 | 0 |
| Cerro | Taos | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $354,000 | 0 |
| Chacon | Mora | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $119,900 | 0 |
| Chama | Rio Arriba | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $230,900 | 0 |
| Chamberino | Dona Ana | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $233,698 | 0 |
| Chamisal | Taos | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $354,000 | 0 |
| Chaparral | Dona Ana | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $233,698 | 0 |
| Chimayo | Rio Arriba | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $230,900 | 0 |