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Least affordable housing, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties 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 32 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 32 is 3.3. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Luna County, NM, up 12 places to #13.

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Least affordable housing by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01Taos County, NMNM34,5646.5+54%
02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.6+62%
03▲4Lincoln County, NMNM19,8444.4+25%
04▲2Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.3+36%
05▲3Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6014.2+36%
06▲6Grant County, NMNM27,2523.9+67%
07▲4Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.9+27%
08▼4San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.8+40%
09▲8Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.8+27%
10▲9Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.8+40%
11▼2Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.7+21%
12▲1Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.6+50%
13▲12Luna County, NMNM25,4073.5+18%
14San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.5+32%
15▲6Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.4+45%
16▼13Catron County, NMNM3,8273.3+51%
17▲1Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.1+38%
18▲2Curry County, NMNM46,6553.0+23%
19▲8Chaves County, NMNM63,3643.0+48%
20▲3Otero County, NMNM70,3682.9+15%
21▼5Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.8+20%
22▲6Eddy County, NMNM62,5092.7+42%
23▲6Lea County, NMNM74,7492.7+61%
24Union County, NMNM3,8442.6+28%
25▲1Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.6+17%
26▼11Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6+12%
27▲5Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.5+13%
28▼18Mora County, NMNM4,0512.3−7%
29▲1Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.3+39%
30▲1Quay County, NMNM8,4542.10%
31▲2McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.7−29%
32▼10Harding County, NMNM6171.4+61%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES