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

Name: Rent burden in Meadow Lake, NM, 2020–2024
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84.2% (±29.4 points) of renting households in Meadow Lake, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

84.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 48.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 84.2% (±29.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 84.2% (±23.4 points)
Median share of income: 48.5% (±23.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Meadow Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Meadow Lake	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±17.8 points)	8.8%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.8% (±23.4 points)	15.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±17.8 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±17.8 points)	9.9%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±17.8 points)	13.1%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	84.2% (±23.4 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.

Meadow Lake against Valencia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Meadow Lake	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	84.2% (±29.4 points)	56.2% (±9.3 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	84.2% (±23.4 points)	43.1% (±7.4 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	48.5% (±23.0 points)	32.4% (±2.8 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$17,167 (±$16,934)	$35,935 (±$3,072)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$908 (±$701)	$1,015 (±$70)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

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

It is also higher than in New Mexico (50.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Valencia County, Meadow Lake ranks 3 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 26 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 Meadow Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meadow Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Meadow Lake	—	84.2% (±29.4 points)	—
El Cerro Mission	4.8 mi	22.7% (±30.1 points)	Lower
Valencia	6.6 mi	0.0% (±53.3 points)	Lower
Peralta	6.8 mi	62.3% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Las Maravillas	7.1 mi	43.3% (±74.4 points)	Not measurably different
El Cerro	7.3 mi	90.7% (±56.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bosque Farms	8.2 mi	93.7% (±30.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tome	9.8 mi	67.6% (±57.8 points)	Not measurably different
Isleta	10 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Cerro Mission, NM (22.7%), 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)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Valencia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Meadow Lake 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Meadow Lake

Are renters in Meadow Lake rent-burdened?

84.2% of renting households in Meadow Lake 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 Meadow Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Meadow Lake, NM spends 48.5% (±23.0 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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