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Most affordable housing, New Mexico counties · 2020

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

01McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.8+4%

02Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.0+1%

03Quay County, NMNM8,4542.0−5%

04Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9292.1−2%

05Lea County, NMNM74,7492.2+41%

06Eddy County, NMNM62,5092.5+30%

07Chaves County, NMNM63,3642.5+25%

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152.6+22%

09Luna County, NMNM25,4072.6+4%

10Union County, NMNM3,8442.6+38%

11Otero County, NMNM70,3682.7+21%

12Harding County, NMNM6172.7+118%

13Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.7+0%

14Curry County, NMNM46,6552.7+27%

15Socorro County, NMNM15,8382.9−2%

16Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.9+23%

17Valencia County, NMNM82,0133.0+11%

18Torrance County, NMNM16,1003.0+16%

19Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3433.2+56%

20San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.3+43%

21Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.3+31%

22Grant County, NMNM27,2523.4+20%

23Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0913.5+41%

24Mora County, NMNM4,0513.5+19%

25Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.5+38%

26Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013.8+19%

27Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.8+43%

28Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.1+36%

29De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.1+104%

30San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604.3+38%

31Catron County, NMNM3,8274.4+31%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074.9+21%

33Taos County, NMNM34,5645.9+27%

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