New Mexico places ranked by rent burden
57 places in New Mexico have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Bosque Farms (93.7%), Tres Arroyos (92.8%), Milan (85.9%).
Lowest figure: Los Alamos (29.8%).
The figure for New Mexico as a whole is 50.2% (±1.1 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for New Mexico as a whole
- 50.2% (±1.1 points)
- Places ranked
- 57
New Mexico places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosque Farms | Valencia County | 93.7% (±30.4 points) |
| 2 | Tres Arroyos | Santa Fe County | 92.8% (±22.6 points) |
| 3 | Milan | Cibola County | 85.9% (±41.9 points) |
| 4 | Meadow Lake | Valencia County | 84.2% (±29.4 points) |
| 5 | Red River | Taos County | 82.4% (±31.4 points) |
| 6 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 80.7% (±17.5 points) |
| 7 | Ruidoso Downs | Lincoln County | 70.8% (±20.4 points) |
| 8 | Los Chaves | Valencia County | 65.5% (±30.1 points) |
| 9 | Moriarty | Torrance County | 64.3% (±21.5 points) |
| 10 | Lee Acres | San Juan County | 62.0% (±28.3 points) |
| 11 | Los Lunas | Valencia County | 61.0% (±18.0 points) |
| 12 | Tucumcari | Quay County | 60.8% (±21.9 points) |
| 13 | Grants | Cibola County | 60.7% (±17.3 points) |
| 14 | Lovington | Lea County | 60.0% (±22.4 points) |
| 15 | Aztec | San Juan County | 59.9% (±15.6 points) |
| 16 | Santa Teresa | Doña Ana County | 59.4% (±25.6 points) |
| 17 | Belen | Valencia County | 59.3% (±24.1 points) |
| 18 | Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 57.5% (±18.4 points) |
| 19 | Socorro | Socorro County | 57.2% (±15.6 points) |
| 20 | Las Cruces | Doña Ana County | 57.0% (±4.6 points) |
| 21 | Las Vegas | San Miguel County | 56.0% (±12.7 points) |
| 22 | Anthony | Doña Ana County | 55.7% (±16.6 points) |
| 23 (tie) | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 52.4% (±2.0 points) |
| 23 (tie) | North Valley | Bernalillo County | 52.4% (±19.1 points) |
| 25 | Santa Fe | Santa Fe County | 52.1% (±3.6 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Rio Rancho | Sandoval County | 51.8% (±5.9 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Sunland Park | Doña Ana County | 51.8% (±16.3 points) |
| 28 | Bloomfield | San Juan County | 51.1% (±16.8 points) |
| 29 | Clovis | Curry County | 50.2% (±8.1 points) |
| 30 | Roswell | Chaves County | 49.6% (±7.2 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Alamogordo | Otero County | 49.4% (±9.4 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Deming | Luna County | 49.4% (±15.2 points) |
| 33 | Black Rock | McKinley County | 48.9% (±16.0 points) |
| 34 | Artesia | Eddy County | 48.7% (±18.1 points) |
| 35 | Gallup | McKinley County | 48.2% (±9.0 points) |
| 36 (tie) | South Valley | Bernalillo County | 48.1% (±9.9 points) |
| 36 (tie) | University Park | Doña Ana County | 48.1% (±21.7 points) |
| 38 | Taos | Taos County | 47.7% (±12.8 points) |
| 39 | Raton | Colfax County | 47.0% (±15.1 points) |
| 40 | Truth or Consequences | Sierra County | 46.7% (±13.2 points) |
| 41 | Española | Rio Arriba County | 46.5% (±7.4 points) |
| 42 | Ruidoso | Lincoln County | 46.3% (±17.0 points) |
| 43 | Hobbs | Lea County | 46.0% (±9.7 points) |
| 44 | Portales | Roosevelt County | 44.5% (±12.2 points) |
| 45 | Bernalillo | Sandoval County | 44.1% (±16.0 points) |
| 46 | Silver City | Grant County | 43.7% (±12.2 points) |
| 47 | El Rancho | Santa Fe County | 41.9% (±16.7 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Chaparral | Doña Ana County | 40.8% (±19.9 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Farmington | San Juan County | 40.8% (±7.4 points) |
| 50 | Kirtland AFB | Bernalillo County | 40.6% (±11.5 points) |
| 51 | Holloman AFB | Otero County | 39.1% (±12.0 points) |
| 52 | Cannon AFB | Curry County | 34.3% (±12.7 points) |
| 53 | Shiprock | San Juan County | 33.9% (±12.4 points) |
| 54 | Pojoaque | Santa Fe County | 33.0% (±7.0 points) |
| 55 | Carlsbad | Eddy County | 32.9% (±9.5 points) |
| 56 | Navajo | McKinley County | 30.1% (±7.9 points) |
| 57 | Los Alamos | Los Alamos County | 29.8% (±9.4 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
57 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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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 New Mexico
Which place in New Mexico has the highest rent burden?
Bosque Farms has the highest, 93.7% (±30.4 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in New Mexico has the lowest rent burden?
Los Alamos has the lowest, 29.8% (±9.4 points).
What is the rent burden in New Mexico?
The figure for New Mexico as a whole is 50.2% (±1.1 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — New Mexico
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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.
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