Española, New Mexico

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 4,823 homes here.

15–44

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

10,458

people, the 19th-largest of New Mexico's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among New Mexico's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

86.1%

of 4,398 jobs located in Española are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$829

a month. New Mexico's median is $1,067.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $317.

A $317 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Rio Arriba County.
- $689 Tract 9407
- $1,006 Tract 9408
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$902–$1,354

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $829 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 87% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 4,823 homes here.

15–44

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 15% less than New Mexico's.

$210,800

median home value in Española.
- $210,800 Española
- $248,100 New Mexico
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Española, New Mexico

Española,
New Mexico.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $317.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 4,823 homes here.

A median home costs 15% less than New Mexico's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $317.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 4,823 homes here.

A median home costs 15% less than New Mexico's.

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