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Most owner cost-burdened, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 22.2%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79030.5%+5.6 pts

02Portales, NMNM11,73429.3%+11.4 pts

03Tucumcari, NMNM5,08228.7%+6.1 pts

04Ruidoso, NMNM7,58028.4%+1.1 pts

05South Valley, NMNM37,12027.9%−1.5 pts

06Los Lunas, NMNM20,57227.7%−2.7 pts

07Bloomfield, NMNM7,33527.4%−1.2 pts

08El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32327.2%−6.1 pts

09Belen, NMNM7,58926.8%+1.3 pts

10Santa Fe, NMNM89,83726.7%−9.1 pts

11Grants, NMNM8,93326.5%+14.6 pts

12Raton, NMNM5,95225.6%+7.3 pts

13Anthony, NMNM8,90024.7%−6.1 pts

14Sunland Park, NMNM18,26824.5%−4.9 pts

15Aztec, NMNM6,09124.4%+2.3 pts

16Las Vegas, NMNM12,57424.2%−5.6 pts

17North Valley, NMNM10,45524.2%−3.7 pts

18Roswell, NMNM46,87823.9%+4.2 pts

19Taos, NMNM6,52623.3%−14.7 pts

20Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04123.0%−4.5 pts

21Clovis, NMNM37,12722.7%+3.3 pts

22Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61922.2%−11.4 pts

23Shiprock, NMNM7,61022.2%+5.3 pts

24Albuquerque, NMNM556,58822.0%−6.9 pts

25Corrales, NMNM8,48420.9%−4.6 pts

26Farmington, NMNM46,05520.6%−0.2 pts

27Las Cruces, NMNM116,97820.5%−6.8 pts

28Artesia, NMNM12,73520.5%+2.9 pts

29Chaparral, NMNM18,18619.9%−14.3 pts

30Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94919.6%−9.0 pts

31Gallup, NMNM19,96919.2%−2.2 pts

32Silver City, NMNM9,28419.0%+2.3 pts

33Deming, NMNM14,94418.9%−10.8 pts

34Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41918.5%−12.7 pts

35North Hobbs, NMNM6,03418.1%−3.8 pts

36Española, NMNM10,45818.0%−2.8 pts

37Lovington, NMNM11,62017.7%−1.0 pts

38Edgewood, NMNM6,15717.6%−12.7 pts

39Hobbs, NMNM40,86317.4%+1.1 pts

40Alamogordo, NMNM31,90617.3%−2.1 pts

41Socorro, NMNM8,26114.8%−6.7 pts

42Carlsbad, NMNM32,52414.4%−3.1 pts

43Bernalillo, NMNM9,15912.5%−11.5 pts

44Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86412.3%−3.2 pts

45White Rock, NMNM5,71611.1%+0.4 pts

46Los Alamos, NMNM13,3176.5%−7.0 pts

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