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New Mexico in 1996
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for New Mexico changed +2.0%, against +3.2% for the United States and +7.9% in 1995.
10,180 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,842 single-family), −7.5% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
Counties in 1996
Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1996 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Arriba County | +6.3% | 18 | 18 | 0.5 |
| McKinley County | +6.0% | 36 | 36 | 0.5 |
| San Juan County | +5.3% | 240 | 240 | 2.0 |
| Grant County | +4.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Taos County | +4.5% | 59 | 59 | 1.7 |
| Eddy County | +4.2% | 75 | 75 | 1.2 |
| Lincoln County | +4.2% | 141 | 141 | 7.1 |
| Otero County | +3.8% | 99 | 99 | 1.4 |
| Lea County | +3.7% | 15 | 15 | 0.2 |
| Colfax County | +3.6% | 8 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Valencia County | +3.6% | 395 | 395 | 4.8 |
| Doña Ana County | +2.9% | 765 | 765 | 3.3 |
| Chaves County | +2.7% | 65 | 65 | 1.0 |
| Curry County | +2.6% | 71 | 71 | 1.5 |
| Sandoval County | +2.0% | 961 | 961 | 6.0 |
| Bernalillo County | +1.9% | 3,306 | 3,306 | 5.0 |
| San Miguel County | +0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Roosevelt County | +0.6% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Santa Fe County | +0.2% | 331 | 331 | 2.1 |
| Los Alamos County | −1.5% | 9 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Socorro County | −2.8% | 21 | 21 | 1.3 |
| Cibola County | −3.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Luna County | — | 49 | 49 | 1.9 |
| Quay County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sierra County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Torrance County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Union County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in New Mexico by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.