| Carlsbad, NM | Roswell, NM | United States |
Overall | 77.9 | 71.2 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 92.7 | 91.6 | 100 |
Health | 86.1 | 87.0 | 100 |
Housing | 50.7 | 41.2 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $183,800 | $152,500 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 8,710.0% | 9,400.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 69.9 | 70.4 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 83.5 | 78.9 | 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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Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S. More
Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds! More
My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly. More
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