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Most affordable housing, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 32 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Harding County, NMNM6171.4+17%

02McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.7−7%

03Quay County, NMNM8,4542.1−2%

04Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.3+9%

05Mora County, NMNM4,0512.3−23%

06Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.5+26%

07Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6+24%

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.6+21%

09Union County, NMNM3,8442.6+37%

10Lea County, NMNM74,7492.7+70%

11Eddy County, NMNM62,5092.7+42%

12Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.8+6%

13Otero County, NMNM70,3682.9+31%

14Chaves County, NMNM63,3643.0+49%

15Curry County, NMNM46,6553.0+40%

16Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.1+30%

17Catron County, NMNM3,8273.3−1%

18Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.4+25%

19San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.5+52%

20Luna County, NMNM25,4073.5+40%

21Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.6+46%

22Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.7+42%

23Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.8+26%

24Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.8+41%

25San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.8+23%

26Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.9+56%

27Grant County, NMNM27,2523.9+38%

28Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6014.2+33%

29Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.3+42%

30Lincoln County, NMNM19,8444.4+63%

31Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.6+41%

32Taos County, NMNM34,5646.5+39%

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