What is the median rent in White Sands, NM?

Name: Median rent in White Sands, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in White Sands, NM is $1,385 (±$123) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 414 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In White Sands, the median gross rent went from $1,069 in 2015–2019 to $1,385 in 2020–2024 (+29.6%).

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.

Median gross rent: $1,385 (±$123)
Rented homes: 414 (±113)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +29.6%

How much rent costs in White Sands

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	White Sands	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±9.7 points)	9.6%	8.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.3% (±6.9 points)	46.2%	36.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	59.9% (±17.6 points)	31.2%	32.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	34.8% (±15.8 points)	9.3%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±9.7 points)	2.3%	4.9%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±9.7 points)	0.7%	1.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±9.7 points)	0.6%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 59.9% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in White Sands cost $2,000 or more a month.

White Sands against Doña Ana County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Sands	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Median gross rent	$1,385 (±$123)	$934 (±$32)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	414 (±113)	27,234 (±1,392)	230,521 (±3,240)	42,849,984

In White Sands, median gross rent is higher than in Doña Ana County ($934).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Doña Ana County, White Sands ranks 1 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 13 of 142.

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

How rent in White Sands 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	$1,069 (±$289)	$1,385 (±$123)	+29.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	97.1% (±4.4 points)	100.0% (±9.7 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	39.2% (±12.1 points)	11.2% (±8.8 points)	−28.0 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 White Sands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Sands
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
White Sands	—	$1,385 (±$123)	—
University Park	17 mi	$792 (±$63)	Lower
Las Cruces	19 mi	$974 (±$41)	Lower
San Ysidro (community)	20 mi	$916 (±$74)	Lower
Vado	20 mi	$756 (±$164)	Lower
Mesilla	21 mi	$994 (±$105)	Lower
Chaparral	24 mi	$853 (±$87)	Lower
Anthony	26 mi	$561 (±$142)	Lower
Anthony	28 mi	$1,066 (±$202)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: University Park, NM ($792), Las Cruces, NM ($974), San Ysidro (community), NM ($916).

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

Median gross rent across Doña Ana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	White Sands	$1,385 (±$123)
2	Santa Teresa	$1,356 (±$298)
3	Mesilla	$994 (±$105)
4	Las Cruces	$974 (±$41)
5	Sunland Park	$920 (±$148)
6	San Ysidro (community)	$916 (±$74)
7	Chaparral	$853 (±$87)

Showing 7 of 11 places in Doña Ana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

White Sands 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 White Sands

What is the average rent in White Sands, NM?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in White Sands is $1,385 (±$123) 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 White Sands?

In White Sands, the median gross rent went from $1,069 in 2015–2019 to $1,385 in 2020–2024 (+29.6%).

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

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

0.0% of rented homes in White Sands have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in White Sands higher than in Doña Ana County?

In White Sands, median gross rent is higher than in Doña Ana County ($934).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 White Sands CDP, New Mexico (place:84845, 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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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.