2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Truth or Consequences, NM vs Lake Arthur, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Lake Arthur or is it cheaper to live in Truth or Consequences?
- Lake Arthur is 2.9% less expensive than Truth or Consequences.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lake Arthur or Truth or Consequences?
- Lake Arthur housing costs are 28.5% less expensive than Truth or Consequences housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Truth or Consequences or is Health Care more affordable in Lake Arthur.
- Health related expenses are 0.1% less in Lake Arthur.
 Truth or Consequences, NMLake Arthur, NMUnited States
 Overall  Unlock71.2100
 Food & Groceries89.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.0100
 Housing36.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$100,200$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock71.5100
 Miscellaneous73.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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