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Roosevelt County, NM housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$144,463+1.5% YoY · prices are rising
Market right nowBalanced marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 20% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$31,316About 0.6× the local median income ($53,508): affordable for a typical household
Days on market77 daysAbout the same pace as a year ago

The typical home in Roosevelt County, NM is worth $144,463, up 1.5% from a year ago. That is well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $193,537, so the area is 25.4% undervalued. It is a balanced market: homes take about 77 days to sell, listings are down 41% from a year ago, 20% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $31,316 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $53,508. Typical rent is $1,008 a month. In the latest IRS figures, 14 more people moved out than in.

Home value over time

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Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.

Prices and affordability

Typical home value$144,463
Change in 1 year+1.5%
Overvalued %−25.4%
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Fair home value$193,537
Change in 5 years+4.1%
Home value to income2.7×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$783
Income needed to afford it$31,316
Property tax rate0.45%

Rent and investing

Typical rent$1,008
Price-to-rent ratio11.9×
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$1,014
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Gross rental yield8.37%
Cap rate (estimate)5.44%

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago−41.2%
Days on market77
Listings with a price cut20.0%
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Homes for sale47
Pending sales per 100 listings19
Asking price per sq ft$118

People and jobs

Median household income$53,508
Population change (1 year)−0.9%
Unemployment rate5.4%
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Population18,615
Income adjusted for cost of living$62,291
Net moves in (IRS)−14
Cost of living (US = 100)85.9

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)6.6
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)84.1
Flood risk score83.7
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Wildfire risk score98.6
Walkability (1 to 20)6.7
Road, rail and air noise52 dB

Questions people ask

Is Roosevelt County, NM overvalued?
Home prices in Roosevelt County, NM are well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $193,537, so the area is 25.4% undervalued.
Is Roosevelt County, NM a buyer's or seller's market?
Roosevelt County, NM is a balanced market: homes take about 77 days to sell, listings are down 41% from a year ago, 20% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Roosevelt County, NM?
Home values in Roosevelt County, NM are up 1.5% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Roosevelt County, NM?
A household needs about $31,316 a year to afford the typical home in Roosevelt County, NM at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $53,508.

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