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Least affordable housing, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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 3.0.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Taos, NMNM6,5269.3+87%

02Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7907.0+54%

03Corrales, NMNM8,4845.2+26%

04Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6195.2+85%

05Santa Fe, NMNM89,8375.1+54%

06Ruidoso, NMNM7,5804.7+20%

07Silver City, NMNM9,2844.5+66%

08Española, NMNM10,4584.4+13%

09North Valley, NMNM10,4554.1+15%

10Las Vegas, NMNM12,5743.9+47%

11Sunland Park, NMNM18,2683.9+37%

12Albuquerque, NMNM556,5883.8+22%

13South Valley, NMNM37,1203.7+24%

14Aztec, NMNM6,0913.6+51%

15Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0413.6–

16Las Cruces, NMNM116,9783.6+24%

17Anthony, NMNM8,9003.4+5%

18Farmington, NMNM46,0553.3+47%

19Bernalillo, NMNM9,1593.3+9%

20Artesia, NMNM12,7353.3+74%

21Socorro, NMNM8,2613.1+5%

22Deming, NMNM14,9443.1+7%

23Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4193.0–

24Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9493.0−7%

25Belen, NMNM7,5893.0+2%

26Gallup, NMNM19,9693.0+16%

27Bloomfield, NMNM7,3352.9+11%

28Los Lunas, NMNM20,5722.9−7%

29Portales, NMNM11,7342.8+15%

30Raton, NMNM5,9522.8+25%

31Edgewood, NMNM6,1572.8–

32Los Alamos, NMNM13,3172.8+7%

33Clovis, NMNM37,1272.8+14%

34Alamogordo, NMNM31,9062.7+17%

35Chaparral, NMNM18,1862.7+6%

36White Rock, NMNM5,7162.6+28%

37North Hobbs, NMNM6,0342.6–

38Hobbs, NMNM40,8632.5+37%

39Roswell, NMNM46,8782.4+22%

40Grants, NMNM8,9332.3+15%

41El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3232.2–

42Carlsbad, NMNM32,5242.2+11%

43Shiprock, NMNM7,6102.1−12%

44Lovington, NMNM11,6202.0+26%

45Tucumcari, NMNM5,0821.5−32%

46Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8641.5−28%

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