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Most affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 1990

New Mexico counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 2.3.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Harding County, NMNM6170.9–

02Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291.6–

03Lea County, NMNM74,7491.7–

04Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.9–

05Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.0–

06Union County, NMNM3,8442.1–

07Quay County, NMNM8,4542.1–

08De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.1–

09Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.2–

10Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.2–

11Catron County, NMNM3,8272.2–

12Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.3–

13Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.3–

14Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.3–

15McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.3–

16Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.3–

17Grant County, NMNM27,2522.3–

18Sandoval County, NMNM159,5652.4–

19Curry County, NMNM46,6552.4–

20Mora County, NMNM4,0512.5–

21Otero County, NMNM70,3682.5–

22San Juan County, NMNM120,3402.6–

23Socorro County, NMNM15,8382.7–

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,2602.7–

25Luna County, NMNM25,4073.0–

26Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.0–

27Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.0–

28Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.1–

29Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013.1–

30Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.1–

31Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9073.5–

32Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.5–

33Taos County, NMNM34,5644.2–

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