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Highest renter share, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 41 is 32.1%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01Taos, NMNM6,52644.8%–

02Shiprock, NMNM7,61043.9%–

03Las Cruces, NMNM116,97843.8%–

04Portales, NMNM11,73442.8%–

05Albuquerque, NMNM556,58842.7%–

06Santa Fe, NMNM89,83740.5%–

07Gallup, NMNM19,96939.5%–

08Socorro, NMNM8,26139.4%–

09Silver City, NMNM9,28437.2%–

10Alamogordo, NMNM31,90636.3%–

11Aztec, NMNM6,09135.9%–

12Clovis, NMNM37,12735.8%–

13Deming, NMNM14,94435.6%–

14Grants, NMNM8,93335.1%–

15Farmington, NMNM46,05534.9%–

16Los Alamos, NMNM13,31734.2%–

17Hobbs, NMNM40,86334.0%–

18Las Vegas, NMNM12,57433.6%–

19Anthony, NMNM8,90032.9%–

20Tucumcari, NMNM5,08232.2%–

21Española, NMNM10,45832.1%–

22Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94931.6%–

23Roswell, NMNM46,87830.9%–

24Ruidoso, NMNM7,58030.7%–

25Carlsbad, NMNM32,52430.0%–

26Artesia, NMNM12,73528.9%–

27Raton, NMNM5,95228.9%–

28Belen, NMNM7,58927.7%–

29Bloomfield, NMNM7,33526.5%–

30Los Lunas, NMNM20,57226.3%–

31Lovington, NMNM11,62025.4%–

32Sunland Park, NMNM18,26824.4%–

33Bernalillo, NMNM9,15924.2%–

34South Valley, NMNM37,12023.4%–

35North Valley, NMNM10,45520.4%–

36Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79020.3%–

37Chaparral, NMNM18,18617.3%–

38Corrales, NMNM8,48416.9%–

39Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86414.8%–

40White Rock, NMNM5,7166.8%–

41Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6195.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS