| Carlsbad, NM | Las Vegas, NV | United States |
Overall | 77.9 | 110.6 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 92.7 | 102.3 | 100 |
Health | 86.1 | 93.0 | 100 |
Housing | 50.7 | 114.5 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $183,800 | $384,000 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 8,710.0% | 10,260.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 69.9 | 128.5 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 83.5 | 109.7 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Carlsbad 15 Reviews
We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly More
Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy More
I've lived here ten years and hate it. It's an oilfield town and they take advantage of that by doing a lot of price gouging... it's very difficult to find reasonably More
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Shows the worst of American behavior and values. Right up there with New Orleans.
But there is a bright side. Liberals flock there. Please More
I went to Vegas to visit, and didn’t want to leave. Vegas had something for everyone, from the down and out, to the well to do, and everybody gets alone, because nobody More
Everything is available here from filipino cuisines to japanese shops to Winco's to themed cafes. However, the city is a little high in crime. Any side of the east side More
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