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Highest renter share, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Taos, NMNM6,52644.8%+3%

02Shiprock, NMNM7,61043.9%+10%

03Las Cruces, NMNM116,97843.8%+4%

04Portales, NMNM11,73442.8%−5%

05Albuquerque, NMNM556,58842.7%+8%

06Santa Fe, NMNM89,83740.5%−3%

07Gallup, NMNM19,96939.5%−1%

08Socorro, NMNM8,26139.4%−0%

09Silver City, NMNM9,28437.2%+1%

10Alamogordo, NMNM31,90636.3%−8%

11Aztec, NMNM6,09135.9%+16%

12Clovis, NMNM37,12735.8%−5%

13Deming, NMNM14,94435.6%+12%

14Grants, NMNM8,93335.1%+6%

15Farmington, NMNM46,05534.9%+11%

16Los Alamos, NMNM13,31734.2%+20%

17Hobbs, NMNM40,86334.0%+6%

18Las Vegas, NMNM12,57433.6%−8%

19Anthony, NMNM8,90032.9%+3%

20Tucumcari, NMNM5,08232.2%−11%

21Española, NMNM10,45832.1%+7%

22Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94931.6%−2%

23Roswell, NMNM46,87830.9%−2%

24Ruidoso, NMNM7,58030.7%+23%

25Carlsbad, NMNM32,52430.0%+5%

26Artesia, NMNM12,73528.9%−5%

27Raton, NMNM5,95228.9%−7%

28Belen, NMNM7,58927.7%−8%

29Bloomfield, NMNM7,33526.5%−2%

30Los Lunas, NMNM20,57226.3%+16%

31Lovington, NMNM11,62025.4%−6%

32Sunland Park, NMNM18,26824.4%−22%

33Bernalillo, NMNM9,15924.2%+18%

34South Valley, NMNM37,12023.4%−8%

35North Valley, NMNM10,45520.4%−1%

36Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79020.3%+16%

37Chaparral, NMNM18,18617.3%−7%

38Corrales, NMNM8,48416.9%+38%

39Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86414.8%+38%

40White Rock, NMNM5,7166.8%+24%

41Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6195.8%−48%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES