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Least affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 1990

New Mexico counties 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 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 2.3.

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01Taos County, NMNM34,5644.2–

02Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.5–

03Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9073.5–

04Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.1–

05Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013.1–

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.1–

07Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.0–

08Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.0–

09Luna County, NMNM25,4073.0–

10San Miguel County, NMNM26,2602.7–

11Socorro County, NMNM15,8382.7–

12San Juan County, NMNM120,3402.6–

13Otero County, NMNM70,3682.5–

14Mora County, NMNM4,0512.5–

15Curry County, NMNM46,6552.4–

16Sandoval County, NMNM159,5652.4–

17Grant County, NMNM27,2522.3–

18Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.3–

19McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.3–

20Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.3–

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.3–

22Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.3–

23Catron County, NMNM3,8272.2–

24Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.2–

25Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.2–

26De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.1–

27Quay County, NMNM8,4542.1–

28Union County, NMNM3,8442.1–

29Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.0–

30Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.9–

31Lea County, NMNM74,7491.7–

32Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291.6–

33Harding County, NMNM6170.9–

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