City profile
Las Cruces, NM
Sunny, affordable desert city with the Organ Mountains and a growing retiree community.
Climate
Climate type
Dry desert
Winter avg
44°F
Summer avg
82°F
Sunny days / yr
290
Home prices & cost of living
Median home price
$280,000
Typical monthly housing
$1,755
Cost of living (100 = U.S.)
90
Taxes
- Property tax
- 0.67%
- State income tax (top)
- 5.9%
- Social Security
- Taxed (with exemptions)
- Pensions
- Partly exempt
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)
- 7.62%
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively High · county score 96/100
Top hazards: Drought, Riverine flooding, Winter weather
Nearest major airport
42 mi to El Paso International Airport (ELP)
Political lean (2024 county vote)
Leans Democratic · 54% Democratic / 44% Republican
Demographics (Census ACS)
Population (2024)
114,197
Growth since 2019
+11.8%
Median age
33.0
Residents 65+
16.3%
Median household income
$55,422
Income growth since 2019
+28.8%
Black household income
$38,499
Home ownership
55.9%
Poverty rate
22.6%
Poverty rate, 65+
15.6%
Race & ethnicity: Black 1.9% · White 32.6% · Hispanic 60.3% · Asian 1.7% · Other 3.5%
Crime (per 100,000 residents, 2025)
Violent crime
499 · 51% above the national average
Property crime
3,681 · 137% above the national average
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Las Cruces Police Department. State average: violent 651, property 2,364.
2025–2026 trends
2026 market trends
- ▸Climate/cost risks to check: wildfire, drought
Highlights
- About 290 sunny days
- Affordable
- Organ Mountains monument
Trade-offs
- Hot summers
- Limited Black community
Figures are estimates from public sources (see How we match). Verify before making decisions.