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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Taos County, NMNM34,5646.5+8%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.6+2%

03Lincoln County, NMNM19,8444.4+15%

04Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.3+30%

05Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6014.2+6%

06Grant County, NMNM27,2523.9+14%

07Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.9+4%

08San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.8+9%

09Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.8+22%

10Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.8+15%

11Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.7+1%

12Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.6+12%

13Luna County, NMNM25,4073.5+7%

14San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.5+7%

15Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.4+18%

16Catron County, NMNM3,8273.3−17%

17Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.1+19%

18Curry County, NMNM46,6553.0+16%

19Chaves County, NMNM63,3643.0+29%

20Otero County, NMNM70,3682.9+10%

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.8+11%

22Eddy County, NMNM62,5092.7+39%

23Lea County, NMNM74,7492.7+36%

24Union County, NMNM3,8442.6+14%

25Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.6+3%

26Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6−2%

27Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.5+23%

28Mora County, NMNM4,0512.3−20%

29Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.3−8%

30Quay County, NMNM8,4542.1−8%

31McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.7−25%

32Harding County, NMNM6171.4−31%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES