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Most affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 2010

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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.9+2%

02Lea County, NMNM74,7492.0+26%

03Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.0+2%

04Harding County, NMNM6172.1+68%

05McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.2+25%

06Quay County, NMNM8,4542.3+7%

07Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.3+16%

08Union County, NMNM3,8442.3+20%

09De Baca County, NMNM1,6472.3+15%

10Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.5+18%

11Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.5−5%

12Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.5+18%

13Curry County, NMNM46,6552.6+21%

14Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6+26%

15Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.6+9%

16Otero County, NMNM70,3682.6+18%

17Mora County, NMNM4,0512.8−5%

18Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.9+6%

19Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.1+15%

20Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.2+30%

21San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.2+42%

22Socorro County, NMNM15,8383.3+9%

23Luna County, NMNM25,4073.3+30%

24Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.3+9%

25Grant County, NMNM27,2523.4+20%

26San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.5+12%

27Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.6+41%

28Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.7+51%

29Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.8+42%

30Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6014.0+25%

31Catron County, NMNM3,8274.1+19%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.5+38%

33Taos County, NMNM34,5646.0+28%

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