What percentage of people rent in Santa Teresa, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Santa Teresa, NM, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±11.0 points) of the occupied homes in Santa Teresa, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 558 renting households against 1,567 that own their home.

In Santa Teresa, the share of households that rent went from 33.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±11.0 points)
Renting households: 558 (±260)
Median renter income: $53,014 (±$28,320)

Who rents and who owns in Santa Teresa

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Teresa	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±11.0 points)	34.5% (±1.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	558 (±260)	29,315 (±1,346)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,567 (±336)	55,574 (±1,332)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,014 (±$28,320)	$32,698 (±$2,572)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,578 (±$28,129)	$71,342 (±$2,128)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Santa Teresa, the renter share is not measurably different from Doña Ana County (34.5%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (30.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Doña Ana County, Santa Teresa ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 79 of 205.

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

How renting in Santa Teresa has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	33.3% (±8.0 points)	26.3% (±11.0 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$849 (±$28)	$1,356 (±$298)	+59.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,529 (±$8,599)	$63,161 (±$7,728)	+22.6%	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.

Households that rent in places near Santa Teresa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Teresa
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Santa Teresa	—	26.3% (±11.0 points)	—
Canutillo	5.3 mi	17.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sunland Park	5.4 mi	20.5% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
La Union	5.5 mi	12.5% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vinton	7.7 mi	14.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Westway	8.4 mi	17.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Anthony	9.1 mi	26.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Anthony	11 mi	33.4% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Berino	14 mi	7.3% (±10.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Berino, NM (7.3%).

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

Households that rent across Doña Ana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Butterfield Park	70.7% (±31.1 points)
4	Las Cruces	44.1% (±2.2 points)
5	Anthony	33.4% (±7.4 points)
6	Vado	30.7% (±14.0 points)
7	Chaparral	30.6% (±6.9 points)
8	Hatch	28.6% (±13.3 points)
9	Santa Teresa	26.3% (±11.0 points)
10	Radium Springs	24.7% (±14.7 points)
11	Sunland Park	20.5% (±4.5 points)
12	San Ysidro (community)	15.0% (±11.6 points)
13	La Union	12.5% (±19.5 points)
14	Mesilla	10.4% (±7.1 points)
15	Berino	7.3% (±10.2 points)

Showing 13 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Santa Teresa

How many renters are there in Santa Teresa?

Santa Teresa has an estimated 558 (±260) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Santa Teresa?

In Santa Teresa, the share of households that rent went from 33.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Santa Teresa?

A renting household in Santa Teresa has 2.6 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Santa Teresa?

The median renting household in Santa Teresa, NM has an income of $53,014 (±$28,320) a year, against $72,578 for households that own their home.

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 Teresa CDP, New Mexico (place:70700, in state:35).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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