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Most affordable housing, New Mexico cities · 1990

Name: Most affordable housing, New Mexico cities, 1990
Creator: CensusEasy
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New Mexico cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 41 is 2.7.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Lovington, NMNM11,6201.6–

02Hobbs, NMNM40,8631.8–

03Artesia, NMNM12,7351.9–

04Carlsbad, NMNM32,5241.9–

05Roswell, NMNM46,8782.0–

06Grants, NMNM8,9332.0–

07White Rock, NMNM5,7162.0–

08Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8642.1–

09Tucumcari, NMNM5,0822.2–

10Raton, NMNM5,9522.2–

11Farmington, NMNM46,0552.3–

12Alamogordo, NMNM31,9062.3–

13Aztec, NMNM6,0912.4–

14Shiprock, NMNM7,6102.4–

15Clovis, NMNM37,1272.4–

16Portales, NMNM11,7342.5–

17Chaparral, NMNM18,1862.5–

18Gallup, NMNM19,9692.6–

19Los Alamos, NMNM13,3172.6–

20Bloomfield, NMNM7,3352.6–

21Las Vegas, NMNM12,5742.7–

22Silver City, NMNM9,2842.7–

23Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6192.8–

24Sunland Park, NMNM18,2682.8–

25Las Cruces, NMNM116,9782.9–

26Deming, NMNM14,9442.9–

27Belen, NMNM7,5892.9–

28South Valley, NMNM37,1203.0–

29Socorro, NMNM8,2613.0–

30Bernalillo, NMNM9,1593.0–

31Albuquerque, NMNM556,5883.1–

32Los Lunas, NMNM20,5723.1–

33Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9493.2–

34Anthony, NMNM8,9003.2–

35Santa Fe, NMNM89,8373.3–

36North Valley, NMNM10,4553.5–

37Española, NMNM10,4583.9–

38Ruidoso, NMNM7,5803.9–

39Corrales, NMNM8,4844.1–

40Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7904.5–

41Taos, NMNM6,5264.9–

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