HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in New Mexico by county (FY 2027)
New Mexico has 33 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,063. The highest is Los Alamos County at $1,874, the lowest Union County at $1,014.
Median 2BR
$1,063
Highest 2BR
$1,874
Los Alamos County
Lowest 2BR
$1,014
Union County
Counties
33
7 in metro areas
7 of the 33 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 26 get a county rate built from their own rents. The New Mexico median of $1,063 is within a couple percent of the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 33 of the 33 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
The median two-bedroom moved up 2% from FY 2026. 29 counties went up, 4 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos County | Rural | $1,305 | $1,433 | $1,874 | $2,233 | $3,132 | +7.7% | 19,435 |
| Santa Fe County | Metro | $1,260 | $1,413 | $1,735 | $2,134 | $2,280 | +3.0% | 156,105 |
| Bernalillo County | Metro | $977 | $1,112 | $1,384 | $1,902 | $2,242 | -5.5% | 673,930 |
| Sandoval County | Metro | $977 | $1,112 | $1,384 | $1,902 | $2,242 | -5.5% | 153,604 |
| Torrance County | Metro | $977 | $1,112 | $1,384 | $1,902 | $2,242 | -5.5% | 15,490 |
| Valencia County | Metro | $977 | $1,112 | $1,384 | $1,902 | $2,242 | -5.5% | 78,458 |
| Lea County | Rural | $1,111 | $1,117 | $1,327 | $1,670 | $1,823 | +0.2% | 73,733 |
| Taos County | Rural | $900 | $1,104 | $1,292 | $1,626 | $1,932 | +1.0% | 34,543 |
| Eddy County | Rural | $1,053 | $1,150 | $1,252 | $1,734 | $1,855 | +5.4% | 61,105 |
| Curry County | Rural | $802 | $891 | $1,151 | $1,522 | $1,889 | +4.8% | 47,638 |
| McKinley County | Rural | $794 | $911 | $1,140 | $1,358 | $1,498 | +4.6% | 70,431 |
| San Juan County | Metro | $850 | $855 | $1,116 | $1,545 | $1,673 | +2.9% | 120,942 |
| Chaves County | Rural | $868 | $892 | $1,091 | $1,476 | $1,624 | +1.9% | 64,217 |
| San Miguel County | Rural | $796 | $925 | $1,077 | $1,491 | $1,689 | +6.8% | 26,850 |
| Dona Ana County | Metro | $790 | $975 | $1,073 | $1,461 | $1,692 | +3.0% | 224,266 |
| Grant County | Rural | $820 | $825 | $1,070 | $1,286 | $1,678 | +2.1% | 27,775 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | $834 | $839 | $1,063 | $1,355 | $1,667 | +6.4% | 20,224 |
| Catron County | Rural | $842 | $870 | $1,059 | $1,449 | $1,660 | +1.8% | 3,743 |
| Harding County | Rural | $842 | $870 | $1,059 | $1,449 | $1,660 | +1.8% | 741 |
| Cibola County | Rural | $813 | $852 | $1,022 | $1,218 | $1,343 | +2.9% | 26,845 |
| Quay County | Rural | $774 | $779 | $1,019 | $1,323 | $1,598 | +4.7% | 8,564 |
| Colfax County | Rural | $807 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,376 | $1,590 | +4.2% | 12,322 |
| De Baca County | Rural | $807 | $833 | $1,014 | $1,388 | $1,590 | +4.2% | 1,576 |
| Guadalupe County | Rural | $770 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,325 | $1,590 | +4.2% | 4,381 |
| Hidalgo County | Rural | $807 | $833 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,590 | +4.2% | 4,041 |
| Luna County | Rural | $709 | $782 | $1,014 | $1,325 | $1,399 | +4.2% | 25,611 |
| Mora County | Rural | $807 | $833 | $1,014 | $1,388 | $1,590 | +4.2% | 4,149 |
| Otero County | Rural | $706 | $877 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +4.2% | 68,816 |
| Rio Arriba County | Rural | $822 | $833 | $1,014 | $1,387 | $1,597 | +4.2% | 40,070 |
| Roosevelt County | Rural | $807 | $818 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +4.0% | 18,928 |
| Sierra County | Rural | $706 | $780 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,590 | +1.0% | 11,500 |
| Socorro County | Rural | $807 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,590 | +4.2% | 16,200 |
| Union County | Rural | $773 | $778 | $1,014 | $1,388 | $1,590 | +4.2% | 4,013 |
33 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
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It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across New Mexico's 33 counties is $1,063, ranging from $1,014 in Union County to $1,874 in Los Alamos County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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