The story of this market
The typical home in Quay County, New Mexico sells for about $87,200.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. The biggest natural hazard here is winter weather, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,019 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,019 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.3%
NM · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,323
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
62
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $5,690,026.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
63.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 128 | 48 | 63.9% | 0% | $85,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Quay County, New Mexico
Quay County is a rural, aging community with a declining population and a high poverty rate. Housing remains highly affordable compared to national averages, though economic growth is constrained.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 4 cities · 11 ZIP reports
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 47 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.72% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 25.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 9 researched ZIP reports of 11 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 88401 | Tucumcari | $173,000 | $101 | — | 128 | — | — | — | 46 | $1,019 | researched Sep 29 |
| 88410 | Amistad | $45,000 | $35 | — | 180 | 95% | — | 60 | 5 | $650 | researched Sep 29 |
| 88417 | Cuervo | $145,000 | $112 | +2.4% | 128 | 96.5% | 12% | 8.2 | 14 | $850 | researched Oct 8 |
| 88421 | Gladstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Oct 6 |
| 88423 | — | $155,000 | $112 | -2.5% | 128 | 94.5% | 14.3% | 7 | 14 | $950 | researched Oct 6 |
| 88424 | Grenville | $125,000 | $112 | — | 257 | 100% | — | — | 1 | $980 | researched Sep 29 |
| 88426 | Moses | $265,800 | $175 | +2.5% | 120 | 96% | 15% | 15 | 45 | $950 | researched Oct 6 |
| 88427 | McAlister | $82,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $752 | researched Sep 29 |
| 88431 | Newkirk | $79,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | $1,019 | researched Sep 29 |
| 88434 | San Jon | $82,200 | $68 | +2.1% | 112 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.4 | 14 | $752 | researched Sep 29 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The local economy is characterized by a high poverty rate and a labor force participation rate of approximately 52.2%, with major employment sectors including management, business, science, and arts occupations.
The economy is largely rural with a significant portion of the population aged 65 and over, and a median household income significantly below the national average.
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Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and FDI Connect.
applies when — Applies to residential parcels governed by a Homeowner Association (HOA) as defined by state statute.
Parcels are subject to the declaration, bylaws, and rules of the association, including the obligation to pay common expense assessments and potential liens for unpaid assessments.
NMSA 1978 § 47-16-1 et seq.
applies when — Applies to the resale of a unit within a condominium association.
The unit owner must furnish the purchaser with a resale certificate containing the declaration, bylaws, rules, and a statement of monthly common expense assessments, unpaid assessments, and other fees. The purchaser is not liable for unpaid assessments exceeding the amount disclosed in the certificate.
NMSA 1978 § 47-7D-9.
Tax is calculated by applying a tax rate (expressed in mills) to the net taxable value. The net taxable value is defined as one-third (33.33%) of the taxable value of the property. The taxable value is generally the market value, subject to statutory limitations on annual valuation increases for residential property. The total tax obligation is the product of the net taxable value and the sum of applicable local and state mill levies.
NMSA 1978 § 7-36-21.2; Property Tax Facts 2021, New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.