Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995
New Mexico (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
No county index is mapped to this place; the state's quarterly index is shown.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Balance of State, New Mexico, authorised 2,704 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −0.5% on the previous 12 months.
2,704 of those units were single-family houses (100%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 41,818 units, with the busiest year 2022 (3,136 units).
2,704units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−0.5% on the previous 12 months
2,704single-family units100% of the total
0units in 5+ unit buildings0% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsNew Mexico 3.6
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Balance of State by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Balance of State
New Mexico
United States
All housing units
2,704
7,746
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
2,704 (100%)
6,145 (79%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
116
34,814
3–4 units
0
38
17,298
5 or more units
0 (0%)
1,447 (19%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
3.6
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−0.5%
−4.7%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Balance of State by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
41,818 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2022. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Balance of State, NM?
2,704 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 2,717 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Balance of State?
2,704 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Balance of State compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; New Mexico at 3.6.
How have home prices moved in New Mexico?
FHFA's index for New Mexico rose +81.6% over the ten years to 2025.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 021000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.