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Counties in New Mexico by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Los Alamos County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 33 counties in 2016, at $1,041. Union County had the lowest, at $658. The median was $660. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,041Los Alamos County
Lowest658Union County
Median66033 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Bernalillo County: 941 USDCatron County: 658 USDChaves County: 676 USDCibola County: 658 USDColfax County: 658 USDCurry County: 682 USDDe Baca County: 658 USDDoña Ana County: 660 USDEddy County: 783 USDGrant County: 658 USDGuadalupe County: 658 USDHarding County: 658 USDHidalgo County: 658 USDLea County: 739 USDLincoln County: 875 USDLos Alamos County: 1,041 USDLuna County: 658 USDMcKinley County: 658 USDMora County: 658 USDOtero County: 658 USDQuay County: 658 USDRio Arriba County: 658 USDRoosevelt County: 705 USDSandoval County: 941 USDSan Juan County: 787 USDSan Miguel County: 701 USDSanta Fe County: 943 USDSierra County: 672 USDSocorro County: 658 USDTaos County: 879 USDTorrance County: 941 USDUnion County: 658 USDValencia County: 941 USD
  • Under 660
  • 660 to 720
  • 720 to 920
  • 920 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Los Alamos County: 1,041 USDLos Alamos County1,041Santa Fe County: 943 USDSanta Fe County943Bernalillo County: 941 USDBernalillo County941Sandoval County: 941 USDSandoval County941Torrance County: 941 USDTorrance County941Valencia County: 941 USDValencia County941Taos County: 879 USDTaos County879Lincoln County: 875 USDLincoln County875San Juan County: 787 USDSan Juan County787Eddy County: 783 USDEddy County783Lea County: 739 USDLea County739Roosevelt County: 705 USDRoosevelt County705San Miguel County: 701 USDSan Miguel County701Curry County: 682 USDCurry County682Chaves County: 676 USDChaves County676Sierra County: 672 USDSierra County672Doña Ana County: 660 USDDoña Ana County660Catron County: 658 USDCatron County658Cibola County: 658 USDCibola County658Colfax County: 658 USDColfax County658De Baca County: 658 USDDe Baca County658Grant County: 658 USDGrant County658Guadalupe County: 658 USDGuadalupe County658Harding County: 658 USDHarding County658Hidalgo County: 658 USDHidalgo County658Luna County: 658 USDLuna County658McKinley County: 658 USDMcKinley County658Mora County: 658 USDMora County658Otero County: 658 USDOtero County658Quay County: 658 USDQuay County658Rio Arriba County: 658 USDRio Arriba County658Socorro County: 658 USDSocorro County658Union County: 658 USDUnion County658Los Alamos County: 1,041 USDLos Alamos County1,041Santa Fe County: 943 USDSanta Fe County943Bernalillo County: 941 USDBernalillo County941Sandoval County: 941 USDSandoval County941Torrance County: 941 USDTorrance County941Valencia County: 941 USDValencia County941Taos County: 879 USDTaos County879Lincoln County: 875 USDLincoln County875San Juan County: 787 USDSan Juan County787Eddy County: 783 USDEddy County783Lea County: 739 USDLea County739Roosevelt County: 705 USDRoosevelt County705San Miguel County: 701 USDSan Miguel County701Curry County: 682 USDCurry County682Chaves County: 676 USDChaves County676Sierra County: 672 USDSierra County672Doña Ana County: 660 USDDoña Ana County660Catron County: 658 USDCatron County658Cibola County: 658 USDCibola County658Colfax County: 658 USDColfax County658De Baca County: 658 USDDe Baca County658Grant County: 658 USDGrant County658Guadalupe County: 658 USDGuadalupe County658Harding County: 658 USDHarding County658Hidalgo County: 658 USDHidalgo County658Luna County: 658 USDLuna County658McKinley County: 658 USDMcKinley County658Mora County: 658 USDMora County658Otero County: 658 USDOtero County658Quay County: 658 USDQuay County658Rio Arriba County: 658 USDRio Arriba County658Socorro County: 658 USDSocorro County658Union County: 658 USDUnion County658
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Los Alamos County1,041+3.5%
2Santa Fe County943-1%
3Bernalillo County941+12.6%
3Sandoval County941+12.6%
3Torrance County941+12.6%
3Valencia County941+12.6%
7Taos County879+8.5%
8Lincoln County875+6.7%
9San Juan County787+8.6%
10Eddy County783+7.6%
11Lea County739+3.4%
12Roosevelt County705+4.9%
13San Miguel County701+9.9%
14Curry County682+8.1%
15Chaves County676+7.1%
16Sierra County672+6.5%
17Doña Ana County660+4.1%
18Catron County658+4.3%
18Cibola County658+4.3%
18Colfax County658+2%
18De Baca County658+4.3%
18Grant County658+4.3%
18Guadalupe County658+4.3%
18Harding County658+4.3%
18Hidalgo County658+4.3%
18Luna County658+4.3%
18McKinley County658-12.1%
18Mora County658+4.3%
18Otero County658+4.3%
18Quay County658+4.3%
18Rio Arriba County658+4.3%
18Socorro County658+4.3%
18Union County658+4.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Mexico by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Mexico by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New Mexico by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/new-mexico-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Mexico by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/new-mexico-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Los Alamos County, with $1,041 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Union County, with $658 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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