What is the median rent in Cannon AFB, NM?

Name: Median rent in Cannon AFB, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cannon AFB, NM is $1,206 (±$66) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 578 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cannon AFB, the median gross rent went from $1,210 in 2015–2019 to $1,206 in 2020–2024 (−0.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,206 (±$66)
Rented homes: 578 (±131)
$2,000 or more: 6.2%
Since 2015–2019: −0.3%

How much rent costs in Cannon AFB

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cannon AFB	Curry County	New Mexico	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±7.1 points)	9.1%	8.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.6% (±7.9 points)	39.0%	36.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	60.4% (±13.5 points)	34.6%	32.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.8% (±11.7 points)	11.9%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.4% (±2.4 points)	4.4%	4.9%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.8% (±5.5 points)	0.8%	1.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.2%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 60.4% of renting households.

6.2% of rented homes in Cannon AFB cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cannon AFB against Curry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cannon AFB	Curry County	New Mexico	United States
Median gross rent	$1,206 (±$66)	$1,024 (±$83)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	578 (±131)	6,602 (±632)	230,521 (±3,240)	42,849,984

In Cannon AFB, median gross rent is higher than in Curry County ($1,024).

It is also higher than in New Mexico ($1,067).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Curry County, Cannon AFB ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 142.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Cannon AFB has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,210 (±$82)	$1,206 (±$66)	−0.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	100.0% (±5.0 points)	100.0% (±6.1 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.7% (±2.9 points)	3.7% (±4.5 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Cannon AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cannon AFB
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cannon AFB	—	$1,206 (±$66)	—
Clovis	8.0 mi	$988 (±$84)	Lower
Portales	14 mi	$903 (±$87)	Lower
Texico	15 mi	$973 (±$481)	Not measurably different
Farwell	16 mi	$1,338 (±$537)	Not measurably different
Melrose	18 mi	$833 (±$339)	Lower
Bovina	26 mi	$1,033 (±$235)	Not measurably different
Grady	30 mi	$525 (±$53)	Lower
Muleshoe	35 mi	$938 (±$82)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clovis, NM ($988), Portales, NM ($903), Melrose, NM ($833).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Curry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Cannon AFB	$1,206 (±$66)
2	Clovis	$988 (±$84)
3	Texico	$973 (±$481)
4	Melrose	$833 (±$339)
5	Grady	$525 (±$53)

Cannon AFB is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cannon AFB

What is the average rent in Cannon AFB, NM?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cannon AFB is $1,206 (±$66) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Cannon AFB?

In Cannon AFB, the median gross rent went from $1,210 in 2015–2019 to $1,206 in 2020–2024 (−0.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Cannon AFB cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.2% of rented homes in Cannon AFB have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cannon AFB higher than in Curry County?

In Cannon AFB, median gross rent is higher than in Curry County ($1,024).

It is also higher than in New Mexico ($1,067).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cannon AFB CDP, New Mexico (place:10750, in state:35).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.