The story of this market
The typical home in San Miguel County, New Mexico sells for about $256,676, or $158 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 112 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 94% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is wildfire, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,077 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,077 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+14.3%). Worst: 2011 (-9%). Hover to read a year.
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
$1,491
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.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 4 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
79
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $20,918,531.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
62.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 745 | 322 | 62.9% | 5.3% | $165,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
San Miguel County, New Mexico
The San Miguel County housing market is characterized by modest price appreciation and low inventory levels. High interest rates and wildfire-related insurance concerns continue to dampen buyer activity, leading to a stable but cautious market environment.
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.
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Median prices moved down 0.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 4 days on market with 0.5 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 8.28% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.8% · poverty 24.4% — a mixed stability profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports of 7 — 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.
San Miguel County, New Mexico — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 6.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
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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| 87552 | Pecos | $399,000 | $245 | +2.4% | 112 | 96.2% | 12.5% | 8.4 | 46 | $1,450 | researched Sep 29 |
| 87701 | Las Vegas | $208,000 | $169 | -9.6% | 44 | 98.5% | 12.5% | 6.2 | 23 | $1,150 | researched Sep 29 |
| 87710 | Angel Fire | $577,500 | $358 | +3.2% | 146 | 96.5% | 12% | 16 | 128 | $1,850 | researched Sep 29 |
| 87712 | Buena Vista | $245,000 | $168 | +2.1% | 48 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $1,150 | researched Sep 29 |
| 87735 | Ojo Feliz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 87742 | Rociada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 87745 | Sapello | $549,000 | $458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,077 | 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 region faces significant wildfire and drought risks, which have increasingly impacted local property insurance availability and premium costs.
Economic momentum is largely driven by public sector employment, education, and regional agriculture, with limited large-scale industrial development.
Property taxes are administered by the county assessor based on a mill levy system; exemptions exist for head-of-household and veterans as per New Mexico state law.
The economy is anchored by New Mexico Highlands University, the local school district, and county government services.
The county is served primarily by I-25, which provides the main transit corridor connecting Las Vegas to Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
The San Miguel County Assessor maintains property valuations based on periodic reappraisals as mandated by state statute.
Parcels may be subject to various special levies including school district bonds and local water/sewer utility districts.
Property insurance markets in the county are tightening due to elevated wildfire risk profiles across Northern New Mexico.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Popular destination for boating, fishing, and camping.
A notable historic structure located near Las Vegas, NM.
Data retrieved from Census Bureau profile for San Miguel County, NM.
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.