What is the median rent in Kirtland AFB, NM?

Name: Median rent in Kirtland AFB, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kirtland AFB, NM is $1,794 (±$58) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,159 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,794 (±$58)
Rented homes: 1,159 (±258)
$2,000 or more: 23.1%

How much rent costs in Kirtland AFB

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kirtland AFB	Bernalillo County	New Mexico	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±3.6 points)	4.8%	8.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±3.6 points)	33.6%	36.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	11.5% (±8.2 points)	35.1%	32.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	65.5% (±11.8 points)	18.1%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.5% (±9.9 points)	5.9%	4.9%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.6% (±2.4 points)	1.1%	1.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.6 points)	1.5%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 65.5% of renting households.

23.1% of rented homes in Kirtland AFB cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kirtland AFB against Bernalillo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kirtland AFB	Bernalillo County	New Mexico	United States
Median gross rent	$1,794 (±$58)	$1,144 (±$17)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,159 (±258)	96,945 (±1,865)	230,521 (±3,240)	42,849,984

In Kirtland AFB, median gross rent is higher than in Bernalillo County ($1,144).

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

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

In Bernalillo County, Kirtland AFB ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 142.

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

Median gross rent in places near Kirtland AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kirtland AFB
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kirtland AFB	—	$1,794 (±$58)	—
Albuquerque	6.2 mi	$1,145 (±$17)	Lower
South Valley	7.4 mi	$954 (±$67)	Lower
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	9.2 mi	$1,061 (±$83)	Lower
North Valley	9.3 mi	$893 (±$403)	Lower
Sandia Heights	9.7 mi	$3,050 (±$748)	Higher
Tijeras	11 mi	$775 (±$340)	Lower
Paradise Hills	13 mi	$1,361 (±$185)	Lower
Corrales	14 mi	$1,143 (±$209)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Albuquerque, NM ($1,145), South Valley, NM ($954), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM ($1,061).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sandia Heights, NM ($3,050).

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

Median gross rent across Bernalillo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Sandia Heights	$3,050 (±$748)
2	Kirtland AFB	$1,794 (±$58)
3	Paradise Hills	$1,361 (±$185)
4	Albuquerque	$1,145 (±$17)
5	Sandia Knolls	$1,107 (±$215)
6	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	$1,061 (±$83)
7	South Valley	$954 (±$67)
8	North Valley	$893 (±$403)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Bernalillo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kirtland 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 Kirtland AFB

What is the average rent in Kirtland AFB, NM?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kirtland AFB is $1,794 (±$58) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

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

23.1% of rented homes in Kirtland AFB have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kirtland AFB higher than in Bernalillo County?

In Kirtland AFB, median gross rent is higher than in Bernalillo County ($1,144).

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

It is higher 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 Kirtland AFB CDP, New Mexico (place:36300, 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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