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Most affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). 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

01Harding County, NMNM6171.2+0%

02Lea County, NMNM74,7491.6+0%

03McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.8+0%

04Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.9+0%

05Union County, NMNM3,8441.9+0%

06Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.0+0%

07Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.0+0%

08De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.0+0%

09Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.1+0%

10Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.1+0%

11Quay County, NMNM8,4542.1+0%

12Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.1+0%

13Curry County, NMNM46,6552.1+0%

14Otero County, NMNM70,3682.2+0%

15San Juan County, NMNM120,3402.3+0%

16Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.4+0%

17Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0912.5+0%

18Sandoval County, NMNM159,5652.5+0%

19Luna County, NMNM25,4072.5+0%

20Sierra County, NMNM11,3952.6+0%

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.6+0%

22Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442.7+0%

23Valencia County, NMNM82,0132.7+0%

24Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.7+0%

25Grant County, NMNM27,2522.8+0%

26Mora County, NMNM4,0513.0+0%

27Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.0+0%

28Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.0+0%

29San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.1+0%

30Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013.2+0%

31Catron County, NMNM3,8273.4+0%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074.0+0%

33Taos County, NMNM34,5644.7+0%

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