New Mexico rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in New Mexico we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
30
Median home price
$234K
Median rent
$1,472
Top-scored
Curry
79/100
All counties in New Mexico
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curry County | 79 | $159,828 | $1,305 | 9.80% | +2.4% | 48,327 |
| Luna County | 79 | $158,794 | – | – | +5.9% | 25,393 |
| Cibola County | 78 | $159,135 | – | – | +4.7% | 27,211 |
| Lea County | 77 | $196,513 | $1,469 | 8.97% | +3.0% | 73,103 |
| San Miguel County | 75 | $259,349 | – | – | +7.7% | 27,215 |
| Torrance County | 73 | $233,742 | – | – | +8.4% | 15,203 |
| Sierra County | 73 | $181,189 | $1,313 | 8.69% | +1.4% | 11,506 |
| Catron County | 72 | $239,399 | – | – | +9.0% | 3,635 |
| Chaves County | 71 | $171,293 | $1,263 | 8.85% | +0.4% | 64,701 |
| Eddy County | 71 | $247,965 | $1,582 | 7.66% | +3.1% | 61,264 |
| Socorro County | 71 | $199,187 | – | – | +2.5% | 16,453 |
| San Juan County | 68 | $273,559 | $1,399 | 6.14% | +6.8% | 121,798 |
| Roosevelt County | 67 | $147,590 | $862 | 7.01% | +0.4% | 19,142 |
| Valencia County | 67 | $318,413 | $1,945 | 7.33% | +2.9% | 76,613 |
| Otero County | 63 | $229,953 | $1,524 | 7.95% | -1.8% | 67,850 |
| Rio Arriba County | 62 | $331,139 | – | – | +2.3% | 40,285 |
| Grant County | 57 | $179,773 | $1,163 | 7.76% | -6.2% | 28,006 |
| Dona Ana County | 57 | $285,351 | $1,472 | 6.19% | -0.6% | 219,870 |
| McKinley County | 56 | $216,464 | – | – | -2.1% | 72,073 |
| Sandoval County | 55 | $373,280 | $1,879 | 6.04% | +0.6% | 149,460 |
| Lincoln County | 55 | $332,855 | $1,883 | 6.79% | -1.6% | 20,222 |
| Bernalillo County | 54 | $347,674 | $1,452 | 5.01% | +1.7% | 674,692 |
| Colfax County | 50 | $252,517 | – | – | -3.9% | 12,370 |
| Taos County | 48 | $424,746 | $1,983 | 5.60% | -0.8% | 34,475 |
| Quay County | 48 | $105,455 | – | – | -9.0% | 8,641 |
| Union County | 47 | $121,117 | – | – | -10.2% | 4,074 |
| Hidalgo County | 45 | $95,661 | – | – | -14.9% | 4,160 |
| Los Alamos County | 42 | $593,582 | $2,645 | 5.35% | -1.1% | 19,253 |
| De Baca County | 42 | $94,683 | – | – | -12.7% | 1,695 |
| Santa Fe County | 41 | $548,874 | $1,953 | 4.27% | +0.8% | 154,481 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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