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Least affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Taos County, NMNM34,5644.7+0%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074.0+0%

03Catron County, NMNM3,8273.4+0%

04Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013.2+0%

05San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.1+0%

06Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.0+0%

07Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.0+0%

08Mora County, NMNM4,0513.0+0%

09Grant County, NMNM27,2522.8+0%

10Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.7+0%

11Valencia County, NMNM82,0132.7+0%

12Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442.7+0%

13Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.6+0%

14Sierra County, NMNM11,3952.6+0%

15Luna County, NMNM25,4072.5+0%

16Sandoval County, NMNM159,5652.5+0%

17Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0912.5+0%

18Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.4+0%

19San Juan County, NMNM120,3402.3+0%

20Otero County, NMNM70,3682.2+0%

21Curry County, NMNM46,6552.1+0%

22Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.1+0%

23Quay County, NMNM8,4542.1+0%

24Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.1+0%

25Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.1+0%

26De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.0+0%

27Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.0+0%

28Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.0+0%

29Union County, NMNM3,8441.9+0%

30Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.9+0%

31McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.8+0%

32Lea County, NMNM74,7491.6+0%

33Harding County, NMNM6171.2+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES