What is the median rent in Raton, NM?

Name: Median rent in Raton, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Raton, NM is $741 (±$50) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 716 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Raton, the median gross rent went from $723 in 2015–2019 to $741 in 2020–2024 (+2.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $741 (±$50)
Rented homes: 716 (±155)
$2,000 or more: 1.4%
Since 2015–2019: +2.5%

How much rent costs in Raton

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Raton	Colfax County	New Mexico	United States
Less than $500	10.9% (±9.5 points)	17.5%	8.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	68.6% (±12.3 points)	59.3%	36.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.5% (±9.4 points)	15.2%	32.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.6% (±4.7 points)	4.2%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.4% (±2.1 points)	3.7%	4.9%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.0%	1.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.2%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 68.6% of renting households.

1.4% of rented homes in Raton cost $2,000 or more a month.

Raton against Colfax County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Raton	Colfax County	New Mexico	United States
Median gross rent	$741 (±$50)	$729 (±$59)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	716 (±155)	1,151 (±216)	230,521 (±3,240)	42,849,984

In Raton, median gross rent is not measurably different from Colfax County ($729).

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

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

In Colfax County, Raton ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 142.

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

How rent in Raton 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	$723 (±$82)	$741 (±$50)	+2.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	33.3% (±6.1 points)	32.7% (±6.2 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.2% (±7.4 points)	0.0% (±4.7 points)	−12.2 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 Raton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Raton
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Raton	—	$741 (±$50)	—
Starkville	17 mi	$1,092 (±$163)	Higher
Trinidad	20 mi	$910 (±$131)	Higher
Cokedale	21 mi	$1,135 (±$34)	Higher
Maxwell	24 mi	$605 (±$159)	Not measurably different
Cimarron	37 mi	$625 (±$85)	Lower
Springer	37 mi	$501 (±$95)	Lower
Eagle Nest	51 mi	$894 (±$123)	Higher
La Veta	53 mi	$696 (±$422)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cimarron, NM ($625), Springer, NM ($501).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Starkville, CO ($1,092), Trinidad, CO ($910), Cokedale, CO ($1,135).

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

Median gross rent across Colfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Angel Fire	$1,052 (±$902)
2	Eagle Nest	$894 (±$123)
3	Raton	$741 (±$50)
4	Cimarron	$625 (±$85)
5	Maxwell	$605 (±$159)
6	Springer	$501 (±$95)

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 Raton

What is the average rent in Raton, NM?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Raton is $741 (±$50) 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 Raton?

In Raton, the median gross rent went from $723 in 2015–2019 to $741 in 2020–2024 (+2.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

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

1.4% of rented homes in Raton have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Raton higher than in Colfax County?

In Raton, median gross rent is not measurably different from Colfax County ($729).

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 Raton city, New Mexico (place:62060, 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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