What is the median rent in Las Cruces, NM?

Name: Median rent in Las Cruces, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Las Cruces, NM is $974 (±$41) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 19,913 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Las Cruces, the median gross rent went from $788 in 2015–2019 to $974 in 2020–2024 (+23.6%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $974 (±$41)
Rented homes: 19,913 (±1,150)
$2,000 or more: 3.6%
Since 2015–2019: +23.6%

How much rent costs in Las Cruces

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Las Cruces	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Less than $500	6.9% (±1.4 points)	9.6%	8.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	45.2% (±3.7 points)	46.2%	36.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.7% (±3.5 points)	31.2%	32.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.5% (±2.0 points)	9.3%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.0% (±0.9 points)	2.3%	4.9%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.8% (±0.5 points)	0.7%	1.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.8% (±0.5 points)	0.6%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 45.2% of renting households.

3.6% of rented homes in Las Cruces cost $2,000 or more a month.

Las Cruces against Doña Ana County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Las Cruces	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Median gross rent	$974 (±$41)	$934 (±$32)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	19,913 (±1,150)	27,234 (±1,392)	230,521 (±3,240)	42,849,984

In Las Cruces, median gross rent is not measurably different from Doña Ana County ($934).

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

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

In Doña Ana County, Las Cruces ranks 4 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 58 of 142.

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

How rent in Las Cruces 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	$788 (±$27)	$974 (±$41)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	46.1% (±1.6 points)	44.1% (±2.2 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.5% (±2.0 points)	3.6% (±1.5 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Las Cruces

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Las Cruces
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Las Cruces	—	$974 (±$41)	—
San Ysidro (community)	2.5 mi	$916 (±$74)	Not measurably different
Mesilla	4.1 mi	$994 (±$105)	Not measurably different
University Park	4.3 mi	$792 (±$63)	Lower
Vado	16 mi	$756 (±$164)	Lower
White Sands	19 mi	$1,385 (±$123)	Higher
Anthony	24 mi	$561 (±$142)	Lower
Anthony	26 mi	$1,066 (±$202)	Not measurably different
Vinton	28 mi	$918 (±$483)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: University Park, NM ($792), Vado, NM ($756), Anthony, NM ($561).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: White Sands, NM ($1,385).

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

Median gross rent across Doña Ana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	White Sands	$1,385 (±$123)
2	Santa Teresa	$1,356 (±$298)
3	Mesilla	$994 (±$105)
4	Las Cruces	$974 (±$41)
5	Sunland Park	$920 (±$148)
6	San Ysidro (community)	$916 (±$74)
7	Chaparral	$853 (±$87)
8	University Park	$792 (±$63)
9	Vado	$756 (±$164)
10	Anthony	$561 (±$142)

Showing 10 of 11 places in Doña Ana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Las Cruces

What is the average rent in Las Cruces, NM?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Las Cruces is $974 (±$41) 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 Las Cruces?

In Las Cruces, the median gross rent went from $788 in 2015–2019 to $974 in 2020–2024 (+23.6%).

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

How many rentals in Las Cruces cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.6% of rented homes in Las Cruces have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Las Cruces higher than in Doña Ana County?

In Las Cruces, median gross rent is not measurably different from Doña Ana County ($934).

It is also lower 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 Las Cruces city, New Mexico (place:39380, 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.