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Least affordable housing, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Taos, NMNM6,5269.4+58%

02Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7906.7+71%

03Santa Fe, NMNM89,8376.1+38%

04Corrales, NMNM8,4845.6+45%

05Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6195.6+75%

06North Valley, NMNM10,4554.9+94%

07Silver City, NMNM9,2844.7+47%

08Ruidoso, NMNM7,5804.6+75%

09Española, NMNM10,4584.4+29%

10Albuquerque, NMNM556,5884.3+32%

11Los Lunas, NMNM20,5724.2+59%

12Las Cruces, NMNM116,9784.2+52%

13Aztec, NMNM6,0914.2+77%

14Bernalillo, NMNM9,1594.0+60%

15Belen, NMNM7,5893.9+33%

16Socorro, NMNM8,2613.9+18%

17South Valley, NMNM37,1203.9+28%

18Deming, NMNM14,9443.7+38%

19Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9493.7+46%

20Edgewood, NMNM6,1573.6+31%

21Los Alamos, NMNM13,3173.6+25%

22Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4193.5+46%

23Las Vegas, NMNM12,5743.4+4%

24Sunland Park, NMNM18,2683.4+50%

25Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0413.4+86%

26Farmington, NMNM46,0553.4+38%

27Bloomfield, NMNM7,3353.3+53%

28North Hobbs, NMNM6,0343.2–

29White Rock, NMNM5,7163.2+29%

30Alamogordo, NMNM31,9063.1+41%

31Clovis, NMNM37,1273.1+43%

32Artesia, NMNM12,7353.1+49%

33Anthony, NMNM8,9003.0+47%

34Hobbs, NMNM40,8633.0+73%

35Roswell, NMNM46,8783.0+44%

36Shiprock, NMNM7,6102.9+101%

37Grants, NMNM8,9332.9+46%

38Gallup, NMNM19,9692.8+14%

39Carlsbad, NMNM32,5242.8+43%

40Portales, NMNM11,7342.6+24%

41Raton, NMNM5,9522.6+6%

42Lovington, NMNM11,6202.4+46%

43Chaparral, NMNM18,1862.4+2%

44El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3232.3–

45Tucumcari, NMNM5,0822.0−1%

46Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8641.8−22%

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