How much do homeowners pay a month in Santa Rosa, NM?

Name: Homeowner costs in Santa Rosa, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Santa Rosa, NM pay a median of $1,212 (±$279) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $408 (±$42).

32.0% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Santa Rosa, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,138 in 2015–2019 to $1,212 in 2020–2024 (+6.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,212 (±$279)
Without a mortgage: $408 (±$42)
Owned with a mortgage: 32.0%

Monthly owner costs in Santa Rosa

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Rosa	Guadalupe County	New Mexico	United States
With a mortgage	$1,212 (±$279)	$1,384 (±$419)	$1,564 (±$11)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$408 (±$42)	$425 (±$48)	$451 (±$4)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	32.0% (±12.7 points)	32.3% (±8.9 points)	51.5% (±0.5 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$448 (±$206)	$526 (±$199)	$1,731 (±$19)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Santa Rosa, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Guadalupe County ($1,384).

It is also lower than in New Mexico ($1,564).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

Statewide, it ranks 121 of 175.

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

How owner costs in Santa Rosa have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,138 (±$131)	$1,212 (±$279)	+6.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$561 (±$83)	$448 (±$206)	−20.1%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$83,300 (±$5,374)	$111,600 (±$21,248)	+34.0%	No measurable change after inflation

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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Santa Rosa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Rosa
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Santa Rosa	—	$1,212 (±$279)	—
Vaughn	38 mi	$1,089 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Fort Sumner	40 mi	$1,853 (±$58)	Higher
Las Vegas	55 mi	$1,404 (±$177)	Not measurably different
Tucumcari	57 mi	$868 (±$28)	Lower
Melrose	69 mi	$983 (±$259)	Not measurably different
Pecos	72 mi	$1,587 (±$44)	Higher
Wagon Mound	74 mi	$1,355 (±$122)	Not measurably different
Roy	75 mi	$1,175 (±$164)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tucumcari, NM ($868).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Sumner, NM ($1,853), Pecos, NM ($1,587).

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

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 Santa Rosa

What is the average mortgage payment in Santa Rosa?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Santa Rosa, NM is $1,212 (±$279) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Santa Rosa?

Owners without a mortgage in Santa Rosa pay a median of $408 (±$42) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Santa Rosa gone up?

In Santa Rosa, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,138 in 2015–2019 to $1,212 in 2020–2024 (+6.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Santa Rosa city, New Mexico (place:70670, in state:35).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.