Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
New Mexico
Hobbs is a energy-market wage and housing market in New Mexico, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
New Mexico
Roswell is the lower-cost regional market in New Mexico, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Roswell has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Roswell has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Roswell minus Hobbs.
| Metric | Hobbs | Roswell | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,398 | $1,396 | -$2 | Roswell | Roswell has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $217,558 | $174,715 | -$42,843 | Roswell | Roswell has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $191/mo | $203/mo | +$12/mo | Hobbs | Hobbs has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 103 | +3 | Hobbs | Hobbs has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $50,400 | $45,920 | -$4,480 | Roswell | Roswell has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 77/100 | 74/100 | -3 | Hobbs | Hobbs has the higher move score. |