How many renters in Los Lunas, NM pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Los Lunas, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.0% (±18.0 points) of renting households in Los Lunas, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.0% (±18.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.3% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 33.3% (±4.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Los Lunas

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Los Lunas	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	10.8% (±7.0 points)	8.8%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.2% (±3.7 points)	15.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.2% (±3.9 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.9% (±12.5 points)	9.9%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.7% (±10.5 points)	13.1%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	44.3% (±14.6 points)	43.1%	41.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Los Lunas against Valencia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Lunas	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.0% (±18.0 points)	56.2% (±9.3 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.3% (±14.6 points)	43.1% (±7.4 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.3% (±4.8 points)	32.4% (±2.8 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,423 (±$9,292)	$35,935 (±$3,072)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,110 (±$126)	$1,015 (±$70)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Los Lunas, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Valencia County (56.2%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (50.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Valencia County, Los Lunas ranks 7 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 189.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Los Lunas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Lunas
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Los Lunas	—	61.0% (±18.0 points)	—
Belen	2.6 mi	59.3% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Los Chaves	4.9 mi	65.5% (±30.1 points)	Not measurably different
El Cerro	5.5 mi	90.7% (±56.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tome	5.6 mi	67.6% (±57.8 points)	Not measurably different
Valencia	5.8 mi	0.0% (±53.3 points)	Lower
Peralta	6.1 mi	62.3% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bosque Farms	6.2 mi	93.7% (±30.4 points)	Not measurably different
Las Maravillas	8.4 mi	43.3% (±74.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valencia, NM (0.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Valencia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Bosque Farms	93.7% (±30.4 points)
2	El Cerro	90.7% (±56.9 points)
3	Meadow Lake	84.2% (±29.4 points)
4	Tome	67.6% (±57.8 points)
5	Los Chaves	65.5% (±30.1 points)
6	Peralta	62.3% (±39.5 points)
7	Los Lunas	61.0% (±18.0 points)
8	Belen	59.3% (±24.1 points)
9	Rio Communities	54.8% (±29.3 points)
10	Jarales	45.1% (±68.0 points)
11	Las Maravillas	43.3% (±74.4 points)
12	El Cerro Mission	22.7% (±30.1 points)
13	Valencia	0.0% (±53.3 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Los Lunas

Are renters in Los Lunas rent-burdened?

61.0% of renting households in Los Lunas pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Los Lunas spend on rent?

The median renting household in Los Lunas, NM spends 33.3% (±4.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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