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Highest renter share, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 32.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chaparral, NM, up 10 places to #27.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Portales, NMNM11,73452.4%+7.2 pts

02▲6Shiprock, NMNM7,61050.9%+11.1 pts

03Gallup, NMNM19,96947.9%+8.1 pts

04Las Cruces, NMNM116,97844.1%+2.2 pts

05▲2Las Vegas, NMNM12,57443.0%+6.6 pts

06▼1Socorro, NMNM8,26142.7%+3.3 pts

07▲9Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94941.8%+9.8 pts

08▼6Taos, NMNM6,52640.7%−2.9 pts

09▲8Grants, NMNM8,93340.4%+7.4 pts

10▲2Silver City, NMNM9,28439.5%+2.8 pts

11▲4Alamogordo, NMNM31,90638.4%−0.9 pts

12▼2Albuquerque, NMNM556,58838.2%−1.5 pts

13▼7Clovis, NMNM37,12737.9%+0.2 pts

14▲7Aztec, NMNM6,09136.7%+5.8 pts

15▼2Santa Fe, NMNM89,83736.4%−5.3 pts

16▲2Artesia, NMNM12,73535.4%+4.9 pts

17▲6Española, NMNM10,45834.8%+4.9 pts

18▼9Deming, NMNM14,94434.2%+2.5 pts

19▼8Hobbs, NMNM40,86334.0%+1.9 pts

20Farmington, NMNM46,05533.8%+2.2 pts

21▲7Los Alamos, NMNM13,31733.5%+4.9 pts

22▲2Anthony, NMNM8,90033.4%+1.5 pts

23▲3Raton, NMNM5,95232.7%+1.7 pts

24▲7Ruidoso, NMNM7,58031.6%+6.6 pts

25▼11Tucumcari, NMNM5,08231.4%−4.6 pts

26▼1Roswell, NMNM46,87831.4%−0.2 pts

27▲10Chaparral, NMNM18,18630.6%+12.0 pts

28▼9Bloomfield, NMNM7,33529.9%+2.7 pts

29▼2Carlsbad, NMNM32,52429.8%+1.3 pts

30Lovington, NMNM11,62027.1%+0.2 pts

31▼9Belen, NMNM7,58926.8%−3.3 pts

32▼3Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04126.3%+13.7 pts

33South Valley, NMNM37,12025.6%+0.1 pts

34▲1Los Lunas, NMNM20,57224.0%+1.4 pts

35▲3North Valley, NMNM10,45523.7%+3.1 pts

36Bernalillo, NMNM9,15923.1%+2.5 pts

37▼3Sunland Park, NMNM18,26820.5%−10.9 pts

38▼6Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79019.8%+2.3 pts

39▲1Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41917.8%−0.8 pts

40▲1El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32314.6%–

41▼2North Hobbs, NMNM6,03414.4%–

42▲2Corrales, NMNM8,4848.8%−3.5 pts

43▼1Edgewood, NMNM6,1578.3%−5.1 pts

44▼1Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8647.0%−3.7 pts

45Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6194.2%−7.1 pts

46White Rock, NMNM5,7162.4%−3.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES