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Counties in New Mexico by median gross rent (monthly)

Santa Fe County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 33 counties in 2021, at $1,164. Guadalupe County had the lowest, at $385. The median was $763 and the figure for New Mexico was $897. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,164Santa Fe County
Lowest385Guadalupe County
Median76333 counties
New Mexico897History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 1,164 USD1,164Sandoval CountySandoval County: 1,146 USD1,146Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1,143 USD1,143Eddy CountyEddy County: 1,040 USD1,040Lea CountyLea County: 967 USD967Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 934 USD934Taos CountyTaos County: 927 USD927Curry CountyCurry County: 917 USD917Harding CountyHarding County: 913 USD913Valencia CountyValencia County: 843 USD843San Juan CountySan Juan County: 839 USD839Otero CountyOtero County: 826 USD826Chaves CountyChaves County: 819 USD819Catron CountyCatron County: 788 USD788Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 785 USD785Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 769 USD769Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 763 USD763Grant CountyGrant County: 720 USD720McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 717 USD717Cibola CountyCibola County: 711 USD711Torrance CountyTorrance County: 704 USD704Socorro CountySocorro County: 688 USD688Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 667 USD667De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 656 USD656San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 641 USD641Colfax CountyColfax County: 619 USD619Sierra CountySierra County: 606 USD606Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 594 USD594Quay CountyQuay County: 593 USD593Luna CountyLuna County: 545 USD545Mora CountyMora County: 532 USD532Union CountyUnion County: 461 USD461Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 385 USD385
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Santa Fe County1,164
2Sandoval County1,146
3Los Alamos County1,143
4Eddy County1,040
5Lea County967
6Bernalillo County934
7Taos County927
8Curry County917
9Harding County913
10Valencia County843
11San Juan County839
12Otero County826
13Chaves County819
14Catron County788
15Doña Ana County785
16Roosevelt County769
17Lincoln County763
18Grant County720
19McKinley County717
20Cibola County711
21Torrance County704
22Socorro County688
23Rio Arriba County667
24De Baca County656
25San Miguel County641
26Colfax County619
27Sierra County606
28Hidalgo County594
29Quay County593
30Luna County545
31Mora County532
32Union County461
33Guadalupe County385

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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Santa Fe County, with $1,164 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Guadalupe County, with $385 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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