Housing data for Moriarty, NM

Moriarty, NM has an estimated 2,102 residents and 934 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Torrance County.

37.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $743 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
2,102 (±477)
Housing units
934 (±147)
Households that rent
37.3%
Median gross rent
$743
Residents since 2015–2019
−5.4%

What stands out in Moriarty

Households that rent: 37.3% (±9.7 points) in Moriarty, higher than in Torrance County (18.3%).

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 64.3% (±21.5 points) in Moriarty, higher than in Torrance County (34.1%).

Median household income: $31,650 (±$11,299) in Moriarty, lower than in Torrance County ($57,842).

Median home value: $108,500 (±$20,853) in Moriarty, lower than in Torrance County ($159,700).

Housing in Moriarty at a glance

  • Median rent: $743 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $728 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
  • Rent burden: 64.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 37.3% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $31,650 median household income
  • Home values: $108,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $961 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $722 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 3.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 60.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 38.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 65.6% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 30.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −5.4% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 13.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 4.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Moriarty against Torrance County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MoriartyTorrance CountyNew MexicoUnited States
Residents2,102 (±477)15,490 (exact)2,120,246 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units934 (±147)7,293 (±20)956,964 (±262)143,775,355
Households that rent37.3% (±9.7 points)18.3% (±3.8 points)30.0% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$743 (±$238)$872 (±$37)$1,067 (±$11)$1,413
Median household income$31,650 (±$11,299)$57,842 (±$6,305)$64,059 (±$808)$80,734
Median home value$108,500 (±$20,853)$159,700 (±$12,546)$248,100 (±$1,957)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$722 (±$115)$719 (±$60)$1,731 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 198038.9% (±16.4 points)30.6% (±4.9 points)42.7% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute30.7 minutes (±5.7)37.3 minutes (±3.1)23.5 minutes (±0.3)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband75.2% (±8.3 points)82.6% (±3.6 points)86.5% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents31.3 years (±4.6)43.3 years (±1.0)39.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Moriarty covers 6.9 square miles of land, about 303 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Moriarty has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,223 (±354)2,102 (±477)−5.4%Not a measurable change
Housing units1,033 (±136)934 (±147)−9.6%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$707 (±$221)$743 (±$238)+5.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$101,500 (±$12,057)$108,500 (±$20,853)+6.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$29,028 (±$4,225)$31,650 (±$11,299)+9.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$831 (±$103)$961 (±$42)+15.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$715 (±$77)$722 (±$115)+1.0%Down after inflation
Households that rent29.4% (±7.6 points)37.3% (±9.7 points)+7.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate13.9% (±9.0 points)0.0% (±14.0 points)−13.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Places near Moriarty

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
McIntosh8.4 mi—$168,50013.4%
Thunder Mountain12 mi—$400,0000.9%
Barton13 mi—$323,70012.1%
Edgewood13 mi$1,114$306,4008.3%
Estancia17 mi$843$99,00027.7%
Ponderosa Pine17 mi—$313,7007.1%
Sandia Knolls18 mi$1,107$293,90012.0%
Tijeras20 mi$775$260,60015.3%

Places in New Mexico most like Moriarty

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Vado$756$104,400$37,41130.7%
Shiprock$694$104,400$35,90050.9%
Anthony$561$116,000$38,13233.4%
Church Rock$780$39,100$35,08333.3%
Chaparral$853$109,300$46,01730.6%
Belen$916$166,100$42,62726.8%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New Mexico.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Moriarty, fiscal year 2027

Albuquerque, NM MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$977$1,112$1,384$1,902$2,242

HUD income limits for Moriarty, fiscal year 2026

Albuquerque, NM MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,100$35,150$56,250
2 people$24,100$40,200$64,250
3 people$27,320$45,200$72,300
4 people$33,000$50,200$80,300
5 people$38,680$54,250$86,750
6 people$44,360$58,250$93,150
7 people$50,040$62,250$99,600
8 people$55,720$66,300$106,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Albuquerque, NM MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $100,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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 Moriarty

What is the average rent in Moriarty, NM?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Moriarty is $743 (±$238) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Moriarty?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Moriarty, NM is $686 (±$287) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are renters in Moriarty rent-burdened?

64.3% of renting households in Moriarty pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Moriarty?

Moriarty has an estimated 266 (±100) renting households, 37.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Moriarty?

The median household income in Moriarty is $31,650 (±$11,299) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Moriarty, NM?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $108,500 (±$20,853) for owner-occupied homes in Moriarty (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Moriarty growing?

In Moriarty, the number of residents went from 2,223 in 2015–2019 to 2,102 in 2020–2024 (−5.4%), not a measurable change.

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 Moriarty city, New Mexico (place:50160, in state:35).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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