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Free Las Cruces Yard Calculators

Quick answers for Las Cruces yards: your City watering days, how many tons of landscape rock to order, what artificial turf will cost, and how much rain your roof can catch. No sign-up, and nothing you type leaves your browser.

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Updated September 2026. Prices use our 2026 Las Cruces ranges; watering rules come from the City of Las Cruces.

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  • Watering day lookup
  • Rock tons and cost
  • Turf cost estimate
  • Rainwater gallons

Watering

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Which days can I water in Las Cruces?

Enter your address number to see your outdoor watering days and hours under City of Las Cruces rules.

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Even-numbered addresses water Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, odd-numbered addresses Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and nobody waters on Monday. From April 1 to September 30, water only before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Enter your house number above to see your days. Why your days are set by address, plus summer hours and variances: Las Cruces watering schedule explained.

Rock

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How much landscape rock do I need?

Find how many tons and cubic yards of rock you need, and a typical installed cost in Las Cruces.

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Multiply length by width for square feet, then multiply by depth in inches and divide by 324 for cubic yards. Most rock weighs about 1.3 to 1.5 tons per cubic yard, so order about 10 percent extra for settling. Installed rock costs about to per square foot. Choosing size and depth first? See how deep landscape rock should be and the best rock for Las Cruces.

Turf

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How much will artificial turf cost for my yard?

Estimate installed artificial turf cost for your yard using 2026 Las Cruces price ranges.

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Installed artificial turf in Las Cruces usually costs to per square foot, including removal of the old surface, base prep, turf and infill, and pet-grade turf runs about to . A 400 square foot backyard lands around ,200 to ,400. What goes into a turf quote: artificial turf cost in Las Cruces and turf vs. sod over 10 years.

Rainwater

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How much rainwater can my roof collect?

See how many gallons your roof can collect from each storm and in an average Las Cruces year.

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Each inch of rain on 1,000 square feet of roof yields about 620 gallons, so multiply roof square feet by 0.62 and by the inches of rain. With about 8 to 9 inches a year in Las Cruces, a 2,000 square foot roof can collect roughly 10,000 gallons. Barrels, cisterns or basins? Read our rainwater harvesting guide.

Calculator FAQs

Even-numbered addresses water Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; odd-numbered addresses Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. No outdoor watering on Mondays. From April 1 to September 30, water only before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m.

Multiply length by width for square feet, then divide by the coverage per ton at your depth: about 120 sq ft per ton at 2 inches and 80 at 3 inches for rock up to 1-1/2 inches.

Usually $8 to $16 per square foot installed, or $10 to $16 for pet turf. A 400 sq ft yard typically runs $3,200 to $6,400.

About 0.62 gallons per square foot of roof for each inch of rain. A 1,500 sq ft roof collects about 930 gallons per inch.

No. They are estimates from typical ranges. Every job gets a written, itemized estimate after we see the yard.

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