2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Santa Clara, UT vs Truth or Consequences, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Truth or Consequences or is it cheaper to live in Santa Clara?
- Truth or Consequences is 33.3% less expensive than Santa Clara.

Which city has more affordable housing, Truth or Consequences or Santa Clara?
- Truth or Consequences housing costs are 76.3% less expensive than Santa Clara housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Santa Clara or is Health Care more affordable in Truth or Consequences.
- Health related expenses are 21.7% less in Truth or Consequences.
 Santa Clara, UTTruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Overall  Unlock73.3100
 Food & Groceries94.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.1100
 Housing153.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$119,200$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock69.4100
 Miscellaneous93.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Santa Clara    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Perfect from October to May or June. Extremely hot & dry during the summer - very similar to Las  More

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Over 19 years ago

Santa Clara is growing fast. Wonderful community to raise kids with a wonderful view of the red rocks. Tends to get hot in the summer  More

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Reviews for Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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