ZIP Code 88001

In ZIP code 88001, which covers part of Las Cruces, homes carry a median value of $163,800, and the county's effective property tax rate of 0.67% works out to roughly $1,100 a year on such a home. Households here earn a median of $33,087, while per-capita income sits at $20,163, so that tax bill claims a meaningful share of annual earnings. Combined with an 8.39% sales tax rate, the area's costs weigh on tight incomes, and buying a home here hinges less on price alone than on how property taxes and daily expenses fit within what people actually earn.