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Least affordable housing, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 41 is 2.7.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Taos, NMNM6,5264.9–

02Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7904.5–

03Corrales, NMNM8,4844.1–

04Ruidoso, NMNM7,5803.9–

05Española, NMNM10,4583.9–

06North Valley, NMNM10,4553.5–

07Santa Fe, NMNM89,8373.3–

08Anthony, NMNM8,9003.2–

09Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9493.2–

10Los Lunas, NMNM20,5723.1–

11Albuquerque, NMNM556,5883.1–

12Bernalillo, NMNM9,1593.0–

13Socorro, NMNM8,2613.0–

14South Valley, NMNM37,1203.0–

15Belen, NMNM7,5892.9–

16Deming, NMNM14,9442.9–

17Las Cruces, NMNM116,9782.9–

18Sunland Park, NMNM18,2682.8–

19Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6192.8–

20Silver City, NMNM9,2842.7–

21Las Vegas, NMNM12,5742.7–

22Bloomfield, NMNM7,3352.6–

23Los Alamos, NMNM13,3172.6–

24Gallup, NMNM19,9692.6–

25Chaparral, NMNM18,1862.5–

26Portales, NMNM11,7342.5–

27Clovis, NMNM37,1272.4–

28Shiprock, NMNM7,6102.4–

29Aztec, NMNM6,0912.4–

30Alamogordo, NMNM31,9062.3–

31Farmington, NMNM46,0552.3–

32Raton, NMNM5,9522.2–

33Tucumcari, NMNM5,0822.2–

34Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8642.1–

35White Rock, NMNM5,7162.0–

36Grants, NMNM8,9332.0–

37Roswell, NMNM46,8782.0–

38Carlsbad, NMNM32,5241.9–

39Artesia, NMNM12,7351.9–

40Hobbs, NMNM40,8631.8–

41Lovington, NMNM11,6201.6–

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