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Least affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 2010

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, NMNM34,5646.0+28%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.5+38%

03Catron County, NMNM3,8274.1+19%

04Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6014.0+25%

05Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.8+42%

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.7+51%

07Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.6+41%

08San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.5+12%

09Grant County, NMNM27,2523.4+20%

10Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.3+9%

11Luna County, NMNM25,4073.3+30%

12Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.3+9%

13San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.2+42%

14Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.2+30%

15Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.1+15%

16Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.9+6%

17Mora County, NMNM4,0512.8−5%

18Otero County, NMNM70,3682.6+18%

19Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.6+9%

20Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6+26%

21Curry County, NMNM46,6552.6+21%

22Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.5+18%

23Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.5−5%

24Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.5+18%

25De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.3+15%

26Union County, NMNM3,8442.3+20%

27Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.3+16%

28Quay County, NMNM8,4542.3+7%

29McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.2+25%

30Harding County, NMNM6172.1+68%

31Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.0+2%

32Lea County, NMNM74,7492.0+26%

33Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.9+2%

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