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Highest median rent, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Sandoval County, NMNM159,565$1,114+53%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907$1,092+58%

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$1,071+61%

04Eddy County, NMNM62,509$970+146%

05Lea County, NMNM74,749$911+135%

06Curry County, NMNM46,655$893+109%

07Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601$892+59%

08Taos County, NMNM34,564$857+61%

09Valencia County, NMNM82,013$856+75%

10Otero County, NMNM70,368$811+84%

11Chaves County, NMNM63,364$808+101%

12San Juan County, NMNM120,340$803+75%

13Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091$765+72%

14Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615$752+92%

15Catron County, NMNM3,827$720+84%

16Harding County, NMNM617$717+95%

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,844$709+51%

18Socorro County, NMNM15,838$695+92%

19Grant County, NMNM27,252$690+65%

20Torrance County, NMNM16,100$682+49%

21Cibola County, NMNM26,807$676+90%

22McKinley County, NMNM68,119$657+76%

23San Miguel County, NMNM26,260$651+51%

24Colfax County, NMNM12,184$634+53%

25Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832$629+60%

26De Baca County, NMNM1,647$616+66%

27Quay County, NMNM8,454$588+89%

28Sierra County, NMNM11,395$561+61%

29Luna County, NMNM25,407$545+62%

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929$544+104%

31Mora County, NMNM4,051$527+48%

32Union County, NMNM3,844$496+32%

33Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$394+22%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS