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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 (2024 ACS). This list covers the 32 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 32 is 3.3. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mora County, NM, up 19 places to #5.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲11Harding County, NMNM6171.4+61%

02▼1McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.7−29%

03Quay County, NMNM8,4542.10%

04Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.3+39%

05▲19Mora County, NMNM4,0512.3−7%

06▼4Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.5+13%

07▲12Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6+12%

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.6+17%

09▲1Union County, NMNM3,8442.6+28%

10▼5Lea County, NMNM74,7492.7+61%

11▼5Eddy County, NMNM62,5092.7+42%

12▲6Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.8+20%

13▼2Otero County, NMNM70,3682.9+15%

14▼7Chaves County, NMNM63,3643.0+48%

15▼1Curry County, NMNM46,6553.0+23%

16Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.1+38%

17▲14Catron County, NMNM3,8273.3+51%

18▼5Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.4+45%

19▲1San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.5+32%

20▼11Luna County, NMNM25,4073.5+18%

21Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.6+50%

22▲3Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.7+21%

23▼8Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.8+40%

24▼7Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.8+27%

25▲5San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.8+40%

26▼3Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.9+27%

27▼5Grant County, NMNM27,2523.9+67%

28▼2Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6014.2+36%

29▼1Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.3+36%

30▼3Lincoln County, NMNM19,8444.4+25%

31▲1Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.6+62%

32▲1Taos County, NMNM34,5646.5+54%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES