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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 40 largest places in New Mexico, Edgewood has the highest homeownership (91.7%), followed by Corrales and North Hobbs. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 40 places in New Mexico that we cover, the median is 66.5% and the average 67.4%; the figure runs from 91.7% (Edgewood) to 47.5% (Portales). That is a spread of 1.9 times between the two ends. The state figure is 70.0%; 14 of the 40 places are above it and 26 at or below.
The first five are Edgewood, Corrales, North Hobbs, Rio Rancho, Sunland Park. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgewood | Santa Fe County | 91.7% | 6,124 | $84,761 | $1,114 |
| 2 | Corrales | Sandoval County | 91.2% | 8,555 | $102,307 | $1,143 |
| 3 | North Hobbs (unincorporated) | Lea County | 85.7% | 6,034 | $82,554 | $1,319 |
| 4 | Rio Rancho | Sandoval County | 82.2% | 108,515 | $89,596 | $1,514 |
| 5 | Sunland Park | Doña Ana County | 79.5% | 17,463 | $62,814 | $920 |
| 6 | Bernalillo | Sandoval County | 76.9% | 9,086 | $63,880 | $902 |
| 7 | North Valley (unincorporated) | Bernalillo County | 76.3% | 10,455 | $61,498 | $893 |
| 8 | Los Lunas | Valencia County | 76.0% | 18,618 | $62,330 | $1,110 |
| 9 | South Valley (unincorporated) | Bernalillo County | 74.4% | 37,120 | $58,224 | $954 |
| 10 | Santa Teresa (unincorporated) | Doña Ana County | 73.7% | 6,041 | $63,161 | $1,356 |
| 11 | Belen | Valencia County | 73.2% | 7,450 | $42,627 | $916 |
| 12 | Lovington | Lea County | 72.9% | 11,498 | $68,821 | $1,014 |
| 13 | Carlsbad | Eddy County | 70.2% | 31,746 | $72,306 | $1,236 |
| 14 | Bloomfield | San Juan County | 70.1% | 7,395 | $48,472 | $984 |
| 15 | Chaparral (unincorporated) | Doña Ana County | 69.4% | 18,186 | $46,017 | $853 |
| 16 | Roswell | Chaves County | 68.6% | 47,638 | $51,583 | $876 |
| 17 | Ruidoso | Lincoln County | 68.4% | 7,699 | $52,736 | $944 |
| 18 | Raton | Colfax County | 67.3% | 6,026 | $52,641 | $741 |
| 19 | Anthony | Doña Ana County | 66.6% | 8,767 | $38,132 | $561 |
| 20 | Los Alamos (unincorporated) | Los Alamos County | 66.5% | 13,317 | $141,018 | $1,359 |
| 21 | Farmington | San Juan County | 66.2% | 46,314 | $68,784 | $1,037 |
| 22 | Hobbs | Lea County | 66.0% | 40,252 | $64,021 | $1,112 |
| 23 | Deming | Luna County | 65.8% | 15,221 | $34,165 | $586 |
| 24 | Española | Rio Arriba County | 65.2% | 10,473 | $47,667 | $829 |
| 25 | Artesia | Eddy County | 64.6% | 12,576 | $74,915 | $1,288 |
| 26 | Santa Fe | Santa Fe County | 63.6% | 89,019 | $73,482 | $1,463 |
| 27 | Aztec | San Juan County | 63.3% | 6,150 | $41,977 | $629 |
| 28 | Clovis | Curry County | 62.1% | 37,942 | $54,820 | $988 |
| 29 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 61.8% | 562,218 | $68,317 | $1,145 |
| 30 | Alamogordo | Otero County | 61.6% | 31,307 | $55,952 | $902 |
| 31 | Silver City | Grant County | 60.5% | 9,536 | $38,711 | $866 |
| 32 | Grants | Cibola County | 59.6% | 8,951 | $47,183 | $783 |
| 33 | Taos | Taos County | 59.3% | 6,458 | $47,304 | $883 |
| 34 | Truth or Consequences | Sierra County | 58.2% | 6,019 | $33,788 | $714 |
| 35 | Socorro | Socorro County | 57.3% | 8,481 | $39,375 | $711 |
| 36 | Las Vegas | San Miguel County | 57.0% | 13,000 | $45,125 | $792 |
| 37 | Las Cruces | Doña Ana County | 55.9% | 114,197 | $55,422 | $974 |
| 38 | Gallup | McKinley County | 52.1% | 21,023 | $58,303 | $927 |
| 39 | Shiprock (unincorporated) | San Juan County | 49.1% | 7,610 | $35,900 | $694 |
| 40 | Portales | Roosevelt County | 47.5% | 11,968 | $50,555 | $903 |
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Edgewood, with 91.7% (among the 40 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 40 largest places in New Mexico by population.