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Indian Hills, NM vs Live Oak, FL

Indian Hills

New Mexico

vs

Live Oak

Florida

Across 26 directional measures we can compare, Indian Hills leads on 18 and Live Oak on 8. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 4% higher in Live Oak, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$872$903
Indian Hills is 3% lower
Median household income
$57,842$59,375
Indian Hills is 3% lower
Median home value
$143,800$160,300
Indian Hills is 10% lower
FloridaNew MexicoLive Oak, FLIndian Hills, NMIndian HillsLive OakIndian HillsLive Oak

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01Live Oak, FLComposite 52.3 / 100
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MeasureIndian HillsLive OakAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$872$903
Rent to income118.1%18.3%
Property tax rate10.5%0.8%
Home price to income12.5x2.7x
Prices vs US average295.5n/a
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,384$999
HUD area median income4$100,400$68,100
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$764$1,361
Median home value1$143,800$160,300
Home prices, 1-year change5-2.5%-3.1%
Home prices, 5-year change548.3%59.1%
Homeownership191.7%46.6%
Renters paying 30%+134.1%34.7%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,494$1,716
Vacant homes117.0%21.5%
Median year built119931977
Jobs and income
Median household income1$57,842$59,375
Income per person1$30,139$24,691
Unemployment19.0%6.3%
Average annual pay6$56,316$48,685
Pay growth, 1 year69.5%2.2%
Jobs63,19111,824
Poverty rate118.3%16.3%
Mean commute137 min21 min
Works from home10.0%8.3%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population16226,985
Population change since 20207n/a7.6%
Median age137.237.4
Bachelor's or higher113.2%11.0%
High school or higher182.7%90.0%
Household size12.93.0
Born abroad13.9%7.3%
No health insurance17.8%6.4%
Homes with broadband195.4%89.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year18.4%21.9%
Moved from another state13.8%2.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people820.323.5
Income of households moving in8$50,823$50,469
Income of households moving out8$52,571$41,614
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k97.712.6
Shops per 10k928.430.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.42.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k95.27.9
Child care centers per 10k91.92.0
Parks per 10k10n/a25.8
Playgrounds per 10k10n/a14.3
Grocery stores per 10k10n/a5.7
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10n/a28.6
Libraries per 10k10n/a2.9
Named paths and bike trails10n/a2.1
Transit stops per sq mi10n/a0.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a88.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a0
National Register listings1297
Schools
Public schools131111
Public school students132,2584,493
Students per teacher1313.520.2
Climate
July average high1487°F92°F
January average low1420°F41°F
Average temperature1452°F68°F
Annual precipitation1414.3 in53.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1546.171.3
Hurricane risk15n/a93.4
Tornado risk1510.151.7
Wildfire risk1591.481.9
Heat wave risk1513.158.3
Median air quality index1661n/a
Good air days1624.9%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Indian Hills $34,880, Live Oak $36,120 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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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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