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Highest renter share, New Mexico cities · 2010

New Mexico cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Portales, NMNM11,73449.5%+9%

02Taos, NMNM6,52647.6%+9%

03Gallup, NMNM19,96944.5%+12%

04Las Cruces, NMNM116,97843.7%+4%

05Shiprock, NMNM7,61043.4%+9%

06Socorro, NMNM8,26142.3%+7%

07Silver City, NMNM9,28441.2%+12%

08Las Vegas, NMNM12,57441.2%+13%

09Albuquerque, NMNM556,58839.7%+0%

10Santa Fe, NMNM89,83739.5%−5%

11Clovis, NMNM37,12739.0%+4%

12Deming, NMNM14,94438.5%+21%

13Tucumcari, NMNM5,08237.9%+5%

14Alamogordo, NMNM31,90637.9%−4%

15Grants, NMNM8,93337.2%+13%

16Hobbs, NMNM40,86337.2%+16%

17Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94936.5%+14%

18Aztec, NMNM6,09135.9%+16%

19Belen, NMNM7,58934.8%+16%

20Farmington, NMNM46,05534.1%+8%

21Anthony, NMNM8,90033.5%+5%

22Española, NMNM10,45833.4%+12%

23Roswell, NMNM46,87833.4%+6%

24Raton, NMNM5,95233.1%+7%

25Artesia, NMNM12,73532.7%+7%

26Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04132.7%+160%

27Sunland Park, NMNM18,26831.8%+1%

28Los Alamos, NMNM13,31730.8%+8%

29Bloomfield, NMNM7,33530.3%+12%

30Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79029.9%+72%

31Carlsbad, NMNM32,52429.9%+5%

32Ruidoso, NMNM7,58029.3%+17%

33Lovington, NMNM11,62028.9%+7%

34South Valley, NMNM37,12027.9%+9%

35Bernalillo, NMNM9,15924.3%+18%

36Los Lunas, NMNM20,57223.9%+5%

37North Valley, NMNM10,45523.2%+12%

38Chaparral, NMNM18,18621.2%+14%

39Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41921.1%+14%

40North Hobbs, NMNM6,03420.0%–

41El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32316.6%–

42Corrales, NMNM8,48413.1%+6%

43Edgewood, NMNM6,15712.9%−4%

44Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61910.0%−11%

45Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8649.4%−13%

46White Rock, NMNM5,7168.5%+55%

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