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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 2018, at $1,023. Union County had the lowest, at $697. The median was $708. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,023Los Alamos County
Lowest697Union County
Median70833 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Bernalillo County: 873 USDCatron County: 697 USDChaves County: 740 USDCibola County: 697 USDColfax County: 697 USDCurry County: 752 USDDe Baca County: 708 USDDoña Ana County: 753 USDEddy County: 819 USDGrant County: 697 USDGuadalupe County: 697 USDHarding County: 697 USDHidalgo County: 697 USDLea County: 805 USDLincoln County: 879 USDLos Alamos County: 1,023 USDLuna County: 697 USDMcKinley County: 697 USDMora County: 708 USDOtero County: 697 USDQuay County: 697 USDRio Arriba County: 697 USDRoosevelt County: 708 USDSandoval County: 873 USDSan Juan County: 770 USDSan Miguel County: 724 USDSanta Fe County: 1,006 USDSierra County: 697 USDSocorro County: 697 USDTaos County: 790 USDTorrance County: 873 USDUnion County: 697 USDValencia County: 873 USD
  • Under 700
  • 700 to 710
  • 710 to 760
  • 760 to 870
  • 870 and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Los Alamos County: 1,023 USDLos Alamos County1,023Santa Fe County: 1,006 USDSanta Fe County1,006Lincoln County: 879 USDLincoln County879Bernalillo County: 873 USDBernalillo County873Sandoval County: 873 USDSandoval County873Torrance County: 873 USDTorrance County873Valencia County: 873 USDValencia County873Eddy County: 819 USDEddy County819Lea County: 805 USDLea County805Taos County: 790 USDTaos County790San Juan County: 770 USDSan Juan County770Doña Ana County: 753 USDDoña Ana County753Curry County: 752 USDCurry County752Chaves County: 740 USDChaves County740San Miguel County: 724 USDSan Miguel County724De Baca County: 708 USDDe Baca County708Mora County: 708 USDMora County708Roosevelt County: 708 USDRoosevelt County708Catron County: 697 USDCatron County697Cibola County: 697 USDCibola County697Colfax County: 697 USDColfax County697Grant County: 697 USDGrant County697Guadalupe County: 697 USDGuadalupe County697Harding County: 697 USDHarding County697Hidalgo County: 697 USDHidalgo County697Luna County: 697 USDLuna County697McKinley County: 697 USDMcKinley County697Otero County: 697 USDOtero County697Quay County: 697 USDQuay County697Rio Arriba County: 697 USDRio Arriba County697Sierra County: 697 USDSierra County697Socorro County: 697 USDSocorro County697Union County: 697 USDUnion County697Los Alamos County: 1,023 USDLos Alamos County1,023Santa Fe County: 1,006 USDSanta Fe County1,006Lincoln County: 879 USDLincoln County879Bernalillo County: 873 USDBernalillo County873Sandoval County: 873 USDSandoval County873Torrance County: 873 USDTorrance County873Valencia County: 873 USDValencia County873Eddy County: 819 USDEddy County819Lea County: 805 USDLea County805Taos County: 790 USDTaos County790San Juan County: 770 USDSan Juan County770Doña Ana County: 753 USDDoña Ana County753Curry County: 752 USDCurry County752Chaves County: 740 USDChaves County740San Miguel County: 724 USDSan Miguel County724De Baca County: 708 USDDe Baca County708Mora County: 708 USDMora County708Roosevelt County: 708 USDRoosevelt County708Catron County: 697 USDCatron County697Cibola County: 697 USDCibola County697Colfax County: 697 USDColfax County697Grant County: 697 USDGrant County697Guadalupe County: 697 USDGuadalupe County697Harding County: 697 USDHarding County697Hidalgo County: 697 USDHidalgo County697Luna County: 697 USDLuna County697McKinley County: 697 USDMcKinley County697Otero County: 697 USDOtero County697Quay County: 697 USDQuay County697Rio Arriba County: 697 USDRio Arriba County697Sierra County: 697 USDSierra County697Socorro County: 697 USDSocorro County697Union County: 697 USDUnion County697
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Los Alamos County1,023+10.2%
2Santa Fe County1,006-4%
3Lincoln County879+7.6%
4Bernalillo County873-0.6%
4Sandoval County873-0.6%
4Torrance County873-0.6%
4Valencia County873-0.6%
8Eddy County819+8%
9Lea County805-8.2%
10Taos County790-2.9%
11San Juan County770-1.3%
12Doña Ana County753+8.3%
13Curry County752+10.8%
14Chaves County740-3%
15San Miguel County724+8.1%
16De Baca County708+6.1%
16Mora County708-0.1%
16Roosevelt County708+6.1%
19Catron County697+4.5%
19Cibola County697+4.5%
19Colfax County697+4.5%
19Grant County697+4.5%
19Guadalupe County697+4.5%
19Harding County697+4.5%
19Hidalgo County697+4.5%
19Luna County697+4.5%
19McKinley County697+4.5%
19Otero County697+4.5%
19Quay County697+4.5%
19Rio Arriba County697+4.5%
19Sierra County697+4.5%
19Socorro County697+4.5%
19Union County697+4.5%

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/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). 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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/new-mexico-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/new-mexico-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) 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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/new-mexico-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $1,023 in 2018, 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 $697 in 2018.

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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