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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Most rent-burdened, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 42.2%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79072.5%+17.2 pts
02Belen, NMNM7,58958.7%+16.8 pts
03Aztec, NMNM6,09158.0%+1.3 pts
04Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04157.9%+12.3 pts
05Socorro, NMNM8,26156.0%+12.5 pts
06Lovington, NMNM11,62053.1%+11.5 pts
07Los Lunas, NMNM20,57252.7%+2.2 pts
08Grants, NMNM8,93352.6%+20.1 pts
09Las Cruces, NMNM116,97852.2%−1.1 pts
10North Valley, NMNM10,45550.8%+17.0 pts
11Las Vegas, NMNM12,57450.5%+7.0 pts
12Albuquerque, NMNM556,58849.7%+4.0 pts
13Santa Fe, NMNM89,83749.3%−3.7 pts
14Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41949.2%+0.7 pts
15Clovis, NMNM37,12747.8%+8.8 pts
16Alamogordo, NMNM31,90646.9%+6.8 pts
17Roswell, NMNM46,87845.5%+2.9 pts
18Taos, NMNM6,52644.0%+1.9 pts
19Sunland Park, NMNM18,26843.5%−18.1 pts
20Bloomfield, NMNM7,33542.9%+7.6 pts
21Gallup, NMNM19,96942.9%+1.9 pts
22Tucumcari, NMNM5,08242.5%+4.3 pts
23Deming, NMNM14,94442.2%+10.8 pts
24Anthony, NMNM8,90041.6%−20.7 pts
25Silver City, NMNM9,28441.1%+1.0 pts
26Portales, NMNM11,73440.3%−18.9 pts
27Española, NMNM10,45840.3%−9.2 pts
28South Valley, NMNM37,12040.0%−8.2 pts
29Hobbs, NMNM40,86339.0%+7.5 pts
30Edgewood, NMNM6,15738.9%−5.0 pts
31Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94938.9%−2.8 pts
32Farmington, NMNM46,05538.5%−0.1 pts
33Raton, NMNM5,95238.4%−0.4 pts
34Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61938.4%−3.3 pts
35Artesia, NMNM12,73535.7%+4.5 pts
36Bernalillo, NMNM9,15935.4%−19.4 pts
37Ruidoso, NMNM7,58033.8%+6.6 pts
38Corrales, NMNM8,48433.7%+0.7 pts
39North Hobbs, NMNM6,03430.6%−5.1 pts
40Chaparral, NMNM18,18630.1%−6.6 pts
41Los Alamos, NMNM13,31729.4%+5.3 pts
42Carlsbad, NMNM32,52429.4%+0.3 pts
43Shiprock, NMNM7,61027.0%0.0 pts
44El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32322.7%−54.9 pts
45Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8645.5%+5.5 pts
46White Rock, NMNM5,7160.0%−34.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES