For a 40-year-old driver with a clean record, Las Cruces car insurance averages about $187 a month ($2,240 a year) for full coverage, based on the rates insurers had filed with state regulators as of Aug. 31, 2026. That’s 9% below the New Mexico average of $205 a month. GEICO has the lowest full-coverage average of the four insurers we price, at about $112 a month.
Las Cruces is one of the less expensive places to insure a car in New Mexico. Our benchmark driver pays about $18 a month less here than the state average and about $47 a month less than in Albuquerque.
Our data covers five ZIP codes with a Las Cruces mailing address, and they’re priced within about $10 a month of each other, from $182 in 88011 to $192 in 88007.
Cost data comes from the auto rates insurers file with state regulators, priced across all five Las Cruces ZIP codes in our data, compiled by Quadrant Information Services and updated as new rates are filed.
Rates as of Aug. 31, 2026. Page reviewed Sept. 30, 2026.
Full coverage in Las Cruces averages $2,240 a year, or about $187 a month, for our benchmark driver. Liability-only coverage at New Mexico’s 25/50/10 minimum averages $775 a year ($65 a month), and 50/100/50 liability with comprehensive and collision averages $2,064 ($172 a month).
GEICO has the lowest full-coverage average among the four insurers in our Las Cruces rate data. USAA, Central Insurance, Nationwide and Farm Bureau Financial Services aren’t in the Quadrant rate data we analyze, so their rows in the table are estimates. Every published 2026 statewide New Mexico rate study we reviewed ranks GEICO cheapest statewide for full coverage, apart from USAA, which sells only to military families. For liability-only coverage at 25/50/10 limits, Progressive has the lowest average among the insurers we price, at about $38 a month, followed by GEICO at $49.
Full-coverage averages by insurer in Las Cruces
Monthly, for the same driver and car. Insurers marked with an asterisk in the table below aren’t in the chart.
Rates insurers filed with state regulators, compiled by Quadrant Information Services, as of Aug. 31, 2026. Benchmark 40-year-old driver, 100/300/100 with $500 deductibles.
| Insurance Company: | Minimum Liability 25/50/10 (Yearly): | Minimum Liability 25/50/10 (Monthly): | Full Coverage (Yearly): | Full Coverage (Monthly): |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEICO | $591 | $49 | $1,341 | $112 |
| Progressive | $456 | $38 | $1,502 | $125 |
| Farmers | $1,166 | $97 | $2,733 | $228 |
| Allstate | $889 | $74 | $3,387 | $282 |
| State Farm (Nov. 2025 rates)* | $659 | $55 | $2,320 | $193 |
| USAA (military families)* | $320 | $27 | $1,208 | $101 |
| Central Insurance* | $287 | $24 | $1,880 | $157 |
| Nationwide* | $984 | $82 | $2,453 | $204 |
| Farm Bureau Financial Services* | $680 | $57 | $3,604 | $300 |
| Las Cruces average | $775 | $65 | $2,240 | $187 |
This table uses Las Cruces ZIP codes only. See how we calculated these rates.
Across the five Las Cruces ZIP codes we price, full coverage for our driver ranges from about $182 a month in 88011 to $192 in 88007, a gap of $126 a year.
Lowest-priced Las Cruces ZIP codes
Highest-priced Las Cruces ZIP code
Search the table for your ZIP code. The last column shows how far each ZIP code is above or below Las Cruces’ average.
| ZIP Code: | Minimum Liability 25/50/10 (Yearly): | Minimum Liability 25/50/10 (Monthly): | Full Coverage (Yearly): | Full Coverage (Monthly): | Full Coverage vs. City Average: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88001 | $773 | $64 | $2,245 | $187 | About average |
| 88005 | $780 | $65 | $2,237 | $186 | -1% |
| 88007 | $786 | $66 | $2,305 | $192 | +3% |
| 88011 | $767 | $64 | $2,179 | $182 | -3% |
| 88012 | $772 | $64 | $2,237 | $186 | -1% |
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Raising liability limits from 50/100/50 to 100/300/100 adds about $176 a year on average in our Las Cruces data, with the same $500 deductibles. That’s about $15 a month for double the per-person injury limit, three times the per-crash limit and double the property damage limit, and the full-coverage package also raises uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to 100/300.
Not by much, for our benchmark driver. Comparing the same insurers in the same Las Cruces ZIP codes, full coverage averaged $2,244 a year in rates as of Nov. 30, 2025, and $2,240 as of Aug. 31, 2026, a 0.2% drop. Progressive cut its Las Cruces average 8.6%, while Farmers raised its average 4.9%, and Allstate and GEICO didn’t change theirs. State Farm isn’t in the August 2026 rates, so it’s left out of this comparison. Liability-only coverage at 25/50/10 limits rose 5.6%, led by Farmers, which raised its liability-only average 17.8%.
Doña Ana County averages $2,259 a year for full coverage in our data, the eighth-least expensive of the 26 New Mexico counties we price. Nearby towns are priced about the same: Anthony averages about $187 a month, Santa Teresa $188, Chaparral $192 and Sunland Park $195.
Where you keep your car is one of the things insurers price, so your ZIP code can move your rate.
More New Mexico cities and towns are in the New Mexico rates by city table, and you can compare states on our car insurance rates by state page.
Albuquerque, about 190 miles north, averages $234 a month, and Roswell, about 150 miles northeast, $206. Santa Fe averages $194.
Drivers in Las Cruces follow New Mexico’s rules. Every policy must include at least:
Insurers must also offer uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for each vehicle, and you can turn it down only in writing. Our New Mexico requirements guide covers the details and what happens if your car isn’t insured.
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Insurers must file their rates and rating rules with each state’s insurance regulator. Quadrant Information Services uses those filings to calculate what each insurer would charge a specific driver, and InsuranceQuotes analyzes those prices. This page uses rates in effect on Aug. 31, 2026.
Coverage requirements come from New Mexico law and the New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance. We refresh these figures when new rate data is released.
For our benchmark driver, full coverage in Las Cruces averages about $187 a month ($2,240 a year) and liability-only coverage about $65 a month, based on the rates insurers had filed with state regulators as of Aug. 31, 2026. Full coverage is 9% below the New Mexico average of $205 a month.
GEICO has the lowest full-coverage average in our Las Cruces rate data, at about $112 a month, followed by Progressive at $125. For liability-only coverage, Progressive has the lowest average, at about $38 a month. USAA, Central Insurance, Nationwide and Farm Bureau Financial Services aren’t in the Quadrant rate data we analyze, but every published 2026 statewide New Mexico rate study we reviewed ranks GEICO cheapest statewide for full coverage, apart from USAA. Rates vary by driver, so compare quotes for your own car and ZIP code.
Yes, for our benchmark driver. Las Cruces full coverage averages about $187 a month and Albuquerque about $234, a difference of about $47 a month for the same driver and car.
In our data, 88011 has the lowest full-coverage average in Las Cruces, at about $182 a month, and 88007 the highest, at about $192. The ZIP code table on this page lists all five.
In our Las Cruces data, full coverage (100/300/100 with $500 deductibles) averages about $187 a month and liability-only coverage at 25/50/10 limits about $65, a difference of about $122 a month ($1,465 a year). Liability-only coverage won’t pay to repair or replace your own car after a crash, a theft or a storm.
Not by much, for our benchmark driver. Comparing the same insurers and ZIP codes, Las Cruces full coverage fell 0.2% between November 2025 and August 2026, from about $2,244 to $2,240 a year. Progressive cut its Las Cruces average 8.6%, while Farmers raised its average 4.9%. Liability-only coverage at 25/50/10 limits rose 5.6%.
