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Cities in New Mexico by median gross rent (monthly)

Santa Fe, NM had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 19 cities in 2021, at $1,199. Deming, NM had the lowest, at $521. The median was $886 and the figure for New Mexico was $897. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,199Santa Fe, NM
Lowest521Deming, NM
Median88619 cities
New Mexico897History

All cities, 2021

Santa Fe, NM: 1,199 USDSanta Fe, NM1,199Rio Rancho, NM: 1,181 USDRio Rancho, NM1,181Carlsbad, NM: 1,112 USDCarlsbad, NM1,112Los Lunas, NM: 1,090 USDLos Lunas, NM1,090Hobbs, NM: 982 USDHobbs, NM982Albuquerque, NM: 932 USDAlbuquerque, NM932Artesia, NM: 927 USDArtesia, NM927Farmington, NM: 921 USDFarmington, NM921Lovington, NM: 905 USDLovington, NM905Clovis, NM: 886 USDClovis, NM886Roswell, NM: 831 USDRoswell, NM831Las Cruces, NM: 824 USDLas Cruces, NM824Alamogordo, NM: 784 USDAlamogordo, NM784Española, NM: 776 USDEspañola, NM776Portales, NM: 760 USDPortales, NM760Gallup, NM: 741 USDGallup, NM741Sunland Park, NM: 656 USDSunland Park, NM656Las Vegas, NM: 615 USDLas Vegas, NM615Deming, NM: 521 USDDeming, NM521Santa Fe, NM: 1,199 USDSanta Fe, NM1,199Rio Rancho, NM: 1,181 USDRio Rancho, NM1,181Carlsbad, NM: 1,112 USDCarlsbad, NM1,112Los Lunas, NM: 1,090 USDLos Lunas, NM1,090Hobbs, NM: 982 USDHobbs, NM982Albuquerque, NM: 932 USDAlbuquerque, NM932Artesia, NM: 927 USDArtesia, NM927Farmington, NM: 921 USDFarmington, NM921Lovington, NM: 905 USDLovington, NM905Clovis, NM: 886 USDClovis, NM886Roswell, NM: 831 USDRoswell, NM831Las Cruces, NM: 824 USDLas Cruces, NM824Alamogordo, NM: 784 USDAlamogordo, NM784Española, NM: 776 USDEspañola, NM776Portales, NM: 760 USDPortales, NM760Gallup, NM: 741 USDGallup, NM741Sunland Park, NM: 656 USDSunland Park, NM656Las Vegas, NM: 615 USDLas Vegas, NM615Deming, NM: 521 USDDeming, NM521
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Santa Fe, NM1,199
2Rio Rancho, NM1,181
3Carlsbad, NM1,112
4Los Lunas, NM1,090
5Hobbs, NM982
6Albuquerque, NM932
7Artesia, NM927
8Farmington, NM921
9Lovington, NM905
10Clovis, NM886
11Roswell, NM831
12Las Cruces, NM824
13Alamogordo, NM784
14Española, NM776
15Portales, NM760
16Gallup, NM741
17Sunland Park, NM656
18Las Vegas, NM615
19Deming, NM521

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Mexico by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/new-mexico-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Mexico by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/new-mexico-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by median gross rent (monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/new-mexico-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New Mexico by median gross rent (monthly), 2021}},
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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Santa Fe, NM, with $1,199 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Deming, NM, with $521 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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