New Mexico property taxes by county
Across New Mexico, the median owner-occupied home pays $1,731 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $248,100 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.698%. That ranks New Mexico #34 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 33 New Mexico county-equivalents in the Census data — 33 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.698%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $1,731 ± $19
- Median home value
- $248,100
- National rank
- #34 of 51
All New Mexico counties
Every New Mexico county-equivalent in the Census data (33 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| McKinley County | 2.000% | $1,574 | $78,700 | #86 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | 0.898% | $2,629 | $292,900 | #1360 |
| Cibola County | 0.800% | $1,003 | $125,400 | #1588 |
| Sandoval County | 0.732% | $2,296 | $313,800 | #1781 |
| Mora County | 0.722% | $885 | $122,600 | #1819 |
| Union County | 0.700% | $859 | $122,700 | #1895 |
| San Juan County | 0.680% | $1,317 | $193,800 | #1960 |
| Doña Ana County | 0.670% | $1,480 | $220,800 | #2000 |
| Valencia County | 0.616% | $1,374 | $223,000 | #2195 |
| Quay County | 0.610% | $532 | $87,200 | #2226 |
| Socorro County | 0.609% | $838 | $137,500 | #2230 |
| Chaves County | 0.598% | $935 | $156,400 | #2281 |
| De Baca County | 0.596% | $1,118 | $187,500 | #2286 |
| Curry County | 0.594% | $1,017 | $171,200 | #2291 |
| San Miguel County | 0.573% | $1,081 | $188,500 | #2362 |
| Otero County | 0.554% | $902 | $162,700 | #2442 |
| Los Alamos County | 0.548% | $2,717 | $495,800 | #2461 |
| Luna County | 0.537% | $687 | $128,000 | #2512 |
| Lincoln County | 0.534% | $1,246 | $233,200 | #2519 |
| Colfax County | 0.519% | $867 | $167,200 | #2583 |
| Sierra County | 0.517% | $789 | $152,600 | #2591 |
| Eddy County | 0.515% | $1,095 | $212,600 | #2599 |
| Santa Fe County | 0.482% | $2,152 | $446,300 | #2689 |
| Guadalupe County | 0.478% | $526 | $110,000 | #2705 |
| Hidalgo County | 0.478% | $531 | $111,000 | #2702 |
| Lea County | 0.478% | $879 | $184,000 | #2707 |
| Grant County | 0.460% | $808 | $175,600 | #2765 |
| Roosevelt County | 0.454% | $616 | $135,800 | #2782 |
| Torrance County | 0.450% | $719 | $159,700 | #2796 |
| Harding County | 0.436% | $305 | $70,000 | #2841 |
| Rio Arriba County | 0.419% | $1,021 | $243,700 | #2881 |
| Catron County | 0.364% | $608 | $167,000 | #2985 |
| Taos County | 0.295% | $1,129 | $382,800 | #3082 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in New Mexico?
- Statewide, New Mexico's effective property-tax rate is 0.698% — the state median real-estate taxes ($1,731) divided by the state median home value ($248,100), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which New Mexico county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; New Mexico's statewide figure is 0.698%.