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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in New Mexico:
$458 $502 $595 $791 $912
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

New Mexico (31) has the 121st highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in New Mexico ranges from $542 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Catron County, NM to $944 for a 2-bedroom unit in Los Alamos County, NM.

For FY 2012, the Los Alamos County, NM (Los Alamos County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $617 per month and $1,167 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in New Mexico is $595 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in New Mexico is around 1,646,075 people. So, there are around 246,911 people in New Mexico who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in New Mexico. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

New Mexico Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in New Mexico
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Albuquerque, NM MSA Metro $472 $555 $701 $1,021 $1,224 556,678
Catron County, NM $402 $453 $542 $790 $814 3,543
Chaves County, NM $423 $424 $542 $709 $731 61,382
Cibola County, NM $451 $487 $542 $788 $855 25,595
Colfax County, NM $473 $505 $568 $717 $746 14,189
Curry County, NM $451 $467 $542 $734 $954 45,044
De Baca County, NM $450 $464 $542 $731 $890 2,240
Las Cruces, NM MSA Metro $471 $508 $566 $781 $867 174,682
Eddy County, NM $379 $483 $568 $762 $926 51,658
Grant County, NM $411 $477 $542 $764 $785 31,002
Guadalupe County, NM $449 $455 $542 $681 $710 4,680
Harding County, NM $450 $464 $542 $731 $890 810
Hidalgo County, NM $402 $453 $542 $790 $814 5,932
Lea County, NM $472 $514 $570 $750 $789 55,511
Lincoln County, NM $420 $529 $644 $811 $1,132 19,411
Los Alamos County, NM $617 $719 $944 $1,133 $1,167 18,343
Luna County, NM $450 $488 $542 $691 $830 25,016
McKinley County, NM $351 $412 $542 $648 $839 74,798
Mora County, NM $449 $455 $542 $681 $710 5,180
Otero County, NM $414 $490 $542 $792 $954 62,298
Quay County, NM $450 $464 $542 $731 $890 10,155
Rio Arriba County, NM $533 $542 $641 $829 $920 41,190
Roosevelt County, NM $449 $461 $542 $751 $929 18,018
Farmington, NM MSA Metro $513 $542 $653 $863 $974 113,801
San Miguel County, NM $422 $456 $561 $746 $866 30,126
Santa Fe, NM MSA Metro $583 $723 $880 $1,152 $1,377 129,292
Sierra County, NM $368 $458 $568 $830 $999 13,270
Socorro County, NM $457 $458 $549 $658 $932 18,078
Taos County, NM $647 $703 $779 $932 $961 29,979
Union County, NM $450 $464 $542 $731 $890 4,174

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