What kinds of homes are in Santa Teresa, NM?

Name: Types of homes in Santa Teresa, NM, 2020–2024
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Santa Teresa, NM has 2,240 (±356) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 253 homes per square mile of land.

68.8% are detached single-family houses.

7.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

20.6% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 2,240 (±356)
Detached houses: 68.8%
2–4 unit buildings: 7.1%
5+ unit buildings: 20.6%

Homes in Santa Teresa by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Santa Teresa	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Single-family, detached	68.8% (±11.0 points)	59.9%	64.5%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.8% (±2.6 points)	3.2%	3.8%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±1.9 points)	2.5%	1.7%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	7.1% (±5.3 points)	4.8%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	9.2% (±7.8 points)	3.8%	2.8%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	8.0% (±7.0 points)	2.7%	2.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.4% (±3.9 points)	3.9%	4.9%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.6% (±1.0 points)	19.0%	15.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.1%

In Santa Teresa, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Doña Ana County (10.4%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (10.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Santa Teresa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Teresa
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Santa Teresa	—	20.6% (±11.2 points)	—
Canutillo	5.3 mi	2.7% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Sunland Park	5.4 mi	2.3% (±1.6 points)	Lower
La Union	5.5 mi	0.0% (±16.5 points)	Lower
Vinton	7.7 mi	0.0% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Westway	8.4 mi	0.0% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Anthony	9.1 mi	6.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Anthony	11 mi	6.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Berino	14 mi	0.0% (±14.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Canutillo, TX (2.7%), Sunland Park, NM (2.3%), La Union, NM (0.0%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Doña Ana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Santa Teresa	20.6% (±11.2 points)
2	Las Cruces	17.2% (±2.1 points)
3	Hatch	9.9% (±14.0 points)
4	University Park	7.0% (±6.3 points)
5	Anthony	6.8% (±3.6 points)
6	Sunland Park	2.3% (±1.6 points)
7	White Sands	0.6% (±12.1 points)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Doña Ana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa

How many homes are in Santa Teresa?

Santa Teresa, NM has an estimated 2,240 (±356) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Santa Teresa houses or apartments?

68.8% are detached houses and 2.8% attached houses, while 27.7% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Santa Teresa?

7.1% of homes in Santa Teresa are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Santa Teresa CDP, New Mexico

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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