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New Mexico in 2016

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for New Mexico changed +2.8%, against +5.3% for the United States and +1.6% in 2015.

4,863 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,816 single-family), +5.7% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+2.8%New Mexico index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
4,863housing units permitted in 20163,816 single-family
21 of 26counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.6%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Quay County+12.9%000.0
Los Alamos County+7.3%440.2
Sierra County+6.8%110.1
Santa Fe County+5.3%1171170.7
Roosevelt County+4.5%17170.9
San Miguel County+4.5%110.0
Lincoln County+4.2%71713.6
Socorro County+4.1%110.1
Sandoval County+3.8%8988045.6
Bernalillo County+3.3%1,4711,0312.2
Grant County+3.1%770.3
Chaves County+2.9%218743.4
Taos County+2.7%78782.3
Eddy County+2.6%295914.7
Valencia County+2.4%96961.2
Rio Arriba County+2.3%000.0
Doña Ana County+2.0%7707573.4
Luna County+0.9%17170.7
San Juan County+0.9%1041020.9
Otero County+0.3%220.0
McKinley County+0.2%10100.1
Lea County−0.3%2371513.2
Cibola County−2.2%000.0
Curry County−2.8%102382.2
Colfax County−4.3%990.7
Torrance County−16.8%000.0
Union County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in New Mexico by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 11,009 units (8,619 single-family, 2,390 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 10,180 units (8,842 single-family, 1,338 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 10,265 units (8,182 single-family, 2,083 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 10,312 units (9,217 single-family, 1,095 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 9,716 units (8,595 single-family, 1,121 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 8,869 units (8,190 single-family, 679 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 9,989 units (8,950 single-family, 1,039 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,066 units (10,361 single-family, 1,705 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 13,759 units (11,865 single-family, 1,894 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 12,555 units (11,674 single-family, 881 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 14,180 units (13,417 single-family, 763 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,573 units (12,294 single-family, 1,279 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 9,206 units (8,234 single-family, 972 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 6,070 units (5,224 single-family, 846 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 4,642 units (4,140 single-family, 502 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 4,533 units (4,006 single-family, 527 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 4,067 units (3,399 single-family, 668 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 4,672 units (3,220 single-family, 1,452 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 5,161 units (3,568 single-family, 1,593 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 4,799 units (4,055 single-family, 744 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 4,599 units (3,925 single-family, 674 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 4,863 units (3,816 single-family, 1,047 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 4,741 units (4,114 single-family, 627 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 4,813 units (4,394 single-family, 419 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 5,020 units (4,285 single-family, 735 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 5,219 units (4,418 single-family, 801 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 7,753 units (5,465 single-family, 2,288 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 8,633 units (7,155 single-family, 1,478 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 8,511 units (6,835 single-family, 1,676 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 7,572 units (6,488 single-family, 1,084 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 7,747 units (6,296 single-family, 1,451 in multi-unit buildings)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.