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Center Point, NM vs Kenneth City, FL

Center Point

New Mexico

vs

Kenneth City

Florida

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Center Point leads on 17 and Kenneth City on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 18% higher in Kenneth City, while median household income is higher in Center Point.

Median gross rent
$1,396$1,649
Center Point is 15% lower
Median household income
$51,358$49,347
Center Point is 4% higher
Median home value
$193,000$241,200
Center Point is 20% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $36,800 a year left in Center Point and $30,900 in Kenneth City. Money goes further in Center Point, by about $5,900 a year.
  • A household earning Center Point's median of $51,358 would need about $55,000 in Kenneth City to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.7 points a year in Center Point, and rent outran pay by 9.5 points a year in Kenneth City.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew MexicoKenneth City, FLCenter Point, NMCenter PointKenneth CityCenter PointKenneth City

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01Kenneth City, FLComposite 29.8 / 100
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Every measure

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MeasureCenter PointKenneth CityAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,396$1,649
Rent to income132.6%40.1%
Property tax rate10.6%0.5%
Home price to income13.8x4.9x
Prices vs US average287.7100.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,116$1,917
HUD area median income4$80,300$104,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,178$1,313
Median home value1$193,000$241,200
Home prices, 1-year change56.2%-2.0%
Home prices, 5-year change550.9%62.3%
Homeownership193.5%80.7%
Renters paying 30%+1100.0%66.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,278$1,410
Vacant homes117.6%11.3%
Median year built119911964
Jobs and income
Median household income1$51,358$49,347
Income per person1$36,349$26,300
Unemployment17.3%4.4%
Average annual pay6$58,822$70,854
Pay growth, 1 year65.0%4.9%
Jobs647,793441,425
Poverty rate111.7%13.8%
Mean commute131 min27 min
Works from home16.3%10.6%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.3%
People
Population12,2865,012
Population change since 20207n/a-3.7%
Median age155.555.4
Bachelor's or higher118.3%17.3%
High school or higher185.9%88.6%
Household size12.52.3
Born abroad13.0%14.6%
No health insurance112.9%10.5%
Homes with broadband165.2%84.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.5%5.8%
Moved from another state10.0%3.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-0.3-1.6
Income of households moving in8$52,481$95,596
Income of households moving out8$51,533$74,796
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k916.524.3
Shops per 10k934.439.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.56.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k917.733.4
Child care centers per 10k91.52.1
Parks per 10k100.00.0
Playgrounds per 10k100.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k100.08.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.06.0
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.016.8
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a20.6
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a1
National Register listings123778
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a202
Property crime per 100k13n/a1,375
Schools
Public schools1450153
Public school students1420,09587,876
Students per teacher1414.816.1
Climate
July average high1590°F90°F
January average low1519°F52°F
Average temperature1552°F73°F
Annual precipitation158.9 in52.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1688.398.2
Hurricane risk16n/a98.9
Tornado risk1622.699.0
Wildfire risk1681.581.1
Heat wave risk1679.995.5
Median air quality index174744
Good air days1767.9%69.6%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Center Point $55,840, Kenneth City $65,960 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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