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New Mexico in 2011
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2011 the FHFA house price index for New Mexico changed −4.3%, against −4.4% for the United States and −4.2% in 2010.
4,067 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,399 single-family), −10.3% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.
Counties in 2011
Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2011 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | +22.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Quay County | +8.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cibola County | +0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Eddy County | +0.5% | 289 | 65 | 4.6 |
| Curry County | −0.9% | 191 | 126 | 4.1 |
| Otero County | −1.2% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Los Alamos County | −1.3% | 7 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Colfax County | −1.8% | 14 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Sierra County | −2.1% | 3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Lea County | −2.6% | 28 | 20 | 0.4 |
| Lincoln County | −2.6% | 45 | 45 | 2.3 |
| McKinley County | −3.2% | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Chaves County | −3.3% | 33 | 33 | 0.5 |
| Grant County | −4.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Luna County | −4.4% | 18 | 18 | 0.7 |
| Sandoval County | −4.5% | 463 | 453 | 2.9 |
| San Juan County | −4.6% | 213 | 153 | 1.8 |
| Bernalillo County | −4.7% | 1,093 | 823 | 1.6 |
| Santa Fe County | −4.9% | 94 | 94 | 0.6 |
| Valencia County | −5.2% | 78 | 78 | 1.0 |
| Roosevelt County | −5.3% | 63 | 63 | 3.4 |
| Doña Ana County | −5.4% | 644 | 616 | 2.8 |
| Rio Arriba County | −5.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Socorro County | −5.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Taos County | −5.4% | 56 | 56 | 1.6 |
| San Miguel County | −6.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Torrance County | −13.0% | 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.