How much do homeowners pay a month in Gallup, NM?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Gallup, NM pay a median of $1,508 (±$111) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $472 (±$34).

45.2% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Gallup, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,226 in 2015–2019 to $1,508 in 2020–2024 (+23.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

With a mortgage
$1,508 (±$111)
Without a mortgage
$472 (±$34)
Owned with a mortgage
45.2%

Monthly owner costs in Gallup

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
GallupMcKinley CountyNew MexicoUnited States
With a mortgage$1,508 (±$111)$1,319 (±$98)$1,564 (±$11)$1,963
Without a mortgage$472 (±$34)$288 (±$10)$451 (±$4)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage45.2% (±5.7 points)19.5% (±2.1 points)51.5% (±0.5 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,696 (±$144)$1,574 (±$128)$1,731 (±$19)$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Gallup, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in McKinley County ($1,319).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico ($1,564).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In McKinley County, Gallup ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 75 of 175.

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

How owner costs in Gallup have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,226 (±$119)$1,508 (±$111)+23.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,290 (±$120)$1,696 (±$144)+31.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$132,000 (±$17,786)$165,200 (±$13,703)+25.2%No measurable change after inflation

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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Gallup

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gallup
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
Gallup—$1,508 (±$111)—
Rock Springs8.9 mi$581 (±$174)Lower
Church Rock10 mi$1,134 (±$123)Lower
Iyanbito14 mi$1,030 (±$103)Lower
Window Rock21 mi$1,375 (±$1,318)Not measurably different
St. Michaels22 mi$1,348 (±$191)Not measurably different
Black Rock30 mi$641 (±$66)Lower
Thoreau31 mi$1,538 (±$578)Not measurably different
Zuni Pueblo31 mi$991 (±$163)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rock Springs, NM ($581), Church Rock, NM ($1,134), Iyanbito, NM ($1,030).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across McKinley County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian monthly cost with a mortgage
1Crownpoint$1,587 (±$78)
2Thoreau$1,538 (±$578)
3Gallup$1,508 (±$111)
4Church Rock$1,134 (±$123)
5Iyanbito$1,030 (±$103)
6Zuni Pueblo$991 (±$163)
7Black Rock$641 (±$66)
8Rock Springs$581 (±$174)

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 Gallup

What is the average mortgage payment in Gallup?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Gallup, NM is $1,508 (±$111) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Gallup?

Owners without a mortgage in Gallup pay a median of $472 (±$34) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Gallup gone up?

In Gallup, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,226 in 2015–2019 to $1,508 in 2020–2024 (+23.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Gallup city, New Mexico (place:28460, in state:35).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.

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