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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 (2024 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. The median across all 46 is 3.4. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Los Lunas, NM, up 17 places to #11.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Taos, NMNM6,5269.4+91%

02Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7906.7+48%

03▲2Santa Fe, NMNM89,8376.1+84%

04▼1Corrales, NMNM8,4845.6+36%

05▼1Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6195.6+99%

06▲3North Valley, NMNM10,4554.9+39%

07Silver City, NMNM9,2844.7+72%

08▼2Ruidoso, NMNM7,5804.6+19%

09▼1Española, NMNM10,4584.4+15%

10▲2Albuquerque, NMNM556,5884.3+38%

11▲17Los Lunas, NMNM20,5724.2+35%

12▲4Las Cruces, NMNM116,9784.2+46%

13▲1Aztec, NMNM6,0914.2+73%

14▲5Bernalillo, NMNM9,1594.0+32%

15▲10Belen, NMNM7,5893.9+34%

16▲5Socorro, NMNM8,2613.9+30%

17▼4South Valley, NMNM37,1203.9+29%

18▲4Deming, NMNM14,9443.7+29%

19▲5Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9493.7+15%

20▲11Edgewood, NMNM6,1573.6–

21▲11Los Alamos, NMNM13,3173.6+37%

22▲1Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4193.5–

23▼13Las Vegas, NMNM12,5743.4+28%

24▼13Sunland Park, NMNM18,2683.4+20%

25▼10Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0413.4–

26▼8Farmington, NMNM46,0553.4+49%

27Bloomfield, NMNM7,3353.3+26%

28▲9North Hobbs, NMNM6,0343.2–

29▲7White Rock, NMNM5,7163.2+57%

30▲4Alamogordo, NMNM31,9063.1+32%

31▲2Clovis, NMNM37,1273.1+27%

32▼12Artesia, NMNM12,7353.1+62%

33▼16Anthony, NMNM8,9003.0−6%

34▲4Hobbs, NMNM40,8633.0+64%

35▲4Roswell, NMNM46,8783.0+49%

36▲7Shiprock, NMNM7,6102.9+20%

37▲3Grants, NMNM8,9332.9+42%

38▼12Gallup, NMNM19,9692.8+11%

39▲3Carlsbad, NMNM32,5242.8+42%

40▼11Portales, NMNM11,7342.6+7%

41▼11Raton, NMNM5,9522.6+14%

42▲2Lovington, NMNM11,6202.4+52%

43▼8Chaparral, NMNM18,1862.4−5%

44▼3El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3232.3–

45Tucumcari, NMNM5,0822.0−10%

46Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8641.8−14%

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