New Mexico · Home Values · 2024
New Mexico home prices 2024 — median, average and county breakdown
According to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024), the median home value in New Mexico is $248,100. Across the 33 counties measured, home values range from $70,000 in Harding, NM to $495,800 in Los Alamos, NM.
New Mexico median home value, 2024
Most expensive counties in New Mexico
| County | Median home value |
|---|---|
| Los Alamos, NM | $495,800 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $446,300 |
| Taos, NM | $382,800 |
| Sandoval, NM | $313,800 |
| Bernalillo, NM | $292,900 |
Most affordable counties in New Mexico
| County | Median home value |
|---|---|
| Harding, NM | $70,000 |
| McKinley, NM | $78,700 |
| Quay, NM | $87,200 |
| Guadalupe, NM | $110,000 |
| Hidalgo, NM | $111,000 |
Average vs median home price — what's the difference?
The figure $248,100 is the median home value reported by the US Census Bureau — the middle value when every owner-occupied home in New Mexico is sorted by price. Median is the standard measure used in housing reporting because it is not skewed by a small number of very expensive properties. The "average" home price searched for online almost always refers to this median value; true arithmetic averages tend to be 10–30% higher than the median in markets with high-end outliers, but the Census does not publish that figure.
For New Mexico specifically, the Census also reports a median monthly rent of $1,067 and a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×. Both are sourced from the same 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates release.
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The figures above are static snapshots. The full county-level breakdown — including rent burden, price-to-income ratio, owner cost burden, and population change — is available on the interactive map.
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