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New Mexico in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for New Mexico changed +4.8%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.9% in 2019.

5,219 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,418 single-family), +4.0% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+4.8%New Mexico index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
5,219housing units permitted in 20204,418 single-family
25 of 26counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Sierra County+11.7%23172.0
Quay County+10.0%000.0
Torrance County+9.9%000.0
Cibola County+9.5%000.0
Chaves County+8.9%69691.1
Colfax County+8.7%000.0
Lincoln County+7.4%63633.2
Los Alamos County+5.5%24241.2
Bernalillo County+5.1%1,0841,0841.6
Roosevelt County+5.1%21211.1
Sandoval County+5.1%8347455.2
Taos County+5.1%83832.4
San Juan County+4.7%98900.8
Santa Fe County+4.7%5772793.7
Eddy County+4.6%4481887.2
Curry County+4.2%111562.4
Valencia County+4.2%96961.2
Doña Ana County+4.0%1,1091,0334.8
Grant County+4.0%10100.4
Otero County+3.9%330.0
McKinley County+3.8%1340.2
Rio Arriba County+3.7%000.0
Lea County+3.6%1471472.0
San Miguel County+1.5%330.1
Socorro County+0.5%000.0
Luna County−3.3%770.3
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.