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Least affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 2020

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, NMNM34,5645.9+27%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074.9+21%

03Catron County, NMNM3,8274.4+31%

04San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604.3+38%

05De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.1+104%

06Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.1+36%

07Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.8+43%

08Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013.8+19%

09Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.5+38%

10Mora County, NMNM4,0513.5+19%

11Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.5+41%

12Grant County, NMNM27,2523.4+20%

13Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.3+31%

14San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.3+43%

15Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3433.2+56%

16Torrance County, NMNM16,1003.0+16%

17Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.0+11%

18Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.9+23%

19Socorro County, NMNM15,8382.9−2%

20Curry County, NMNM46,6552.7+27%

21Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.7+0%

22Harding County, NMNM6172.7+118%

23Otero County, NMNM70,3682.7+21%

24Union County, NMNM3,8442.6+38%

25Luna County, NMNM25,4072.6+4%

26Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.6+22%

27Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.5+25%

28Eddy County, NMNM62,5092.5+30%

29Lea County, NMNM74,7492.2+41%

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.1−2%

31Quay County, NMNM8,4542.0−5%

32Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.0+1%

33McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.8+4%

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