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New Mexico: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

Use this New Mexico reference to find your next housing-help step. The statewide table below is background data, not the income cutoff for your address. Voucher rules use local limits and your family's details.

Check your county before using a statewide number

Open the county income-limit checker. Choose New Mexico, your county, and your family size.
Compare the correct local row with your annual income. For example, a family of three should use its county's three-person row, not the statewide four-person figure.
Ask a New Mexico housing office which limit applies, what income counts, and whether it is accepting applications. Being under a limit does not guarantee a voucher.

Already have a voucher? Ask your housing office for its payment standard and rent-share calculation before signing a lease.

Statewide income reference — not your local eligibility cutoff

State median family income: $89,000. These statewide, unadjusted tiers are reference figures. HUD's local limits include adjustments; do not calculate a personal eligibility limit by multiplying the state median. Source check: 2026-07-20 source

Household	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$18,700	$31,150	$49,850
2 people	$21,400	$35,600	$57,000
3 people	$24,050	$40,050	$64,100
4 people	$26,700	$44,500	$71,200
5 people	$28,850	$48,100	$76,900
6 people	$31,000	$51,650	$82,600
7 people	$33,150	$55,200	$88,300
8 people	$35,250	$58,750	$94,000

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. Source check: 2026-07-20 source

County / area	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR
Bernalillo County Albuquerque, NM MSA	$1,009	$1,185	$1,464	$2,036	$2,399
Catron County Catron County, NM	$773	$853	$1,040	$1,424	$1,677
Chaves County Chaves County, NM	$738	$887	$1,071	$1,421	$1,562
Cibola County Cibola County, NM	$738	$823	$993	$1,223	$1,315
Colfax County Colfax County, NM	$730	$888	$973	$1,302	$1,569
Curry County Curry County, NM	$757	$892	$1,098	$1,425	$1,842
De Baca County De Baca County, NM	$723	$798	$973	$1,167	$1,569
Dona Ana County Las Cruces, NM MSA	$744	$951	$1,042	$1,449	$1,580
Eddy County Eddy County, NM	$1,035	$1,084	$1,188	$1,619	$1,625
Grant County Grant County, NM	$795	$801	$1,048	$1,304	$1,388
Guadalupe County Guadalupe County, NM	$723	$791	$973	$1,332	$1,569
Harding County Harding County, NM	$773	$853	$1,040	$1,424	$1,677
Hidalgo County Hidalgo County, NM	$723	$798	$973	$1,353	$1,569
Lea County Lea County, NM	$1,062	$1,068	$1,324	$1,641	$1,829
Lincoln County Lincoln County, NM	$815	$820	$999	$1,305	$1,611
Los Alamos County Los Alamos County, NM	$1,200	$1,326	$1,740	$2,086	$2,843
Luna County Luna County, NM	$671	$783	$973	$1,280	$1,528
McKinley County McKinley County, NM	$752	$894	$1,090	$1,307	$1,443
Mora County Mora County, NM	$723	$798	$973	$1,332	$1,569
Otero County Otero County, NM	$671	$792	$973	$1,353	$1,632
Quay County Quay County, NM	$723	$742	$973	$1,227	$1,569
Rio Arriba County Rio Arriba County, NM	$737	$742	$973	$1,199	$1,437
Roosevelt County Roosevelt County, NM	$725	$772	$975	$1,356	$1,636
San Juan County Farmington, NM MSA	$882	$885	$1,085	$1,509	$1,630
San Miguel County San Miguel County, NM	$783	$920	$1,008	$1,402	$1,626
Sandoval County Albuquerque, NM MSA	$1,009	$1,185	$1,464	$2,036	$2,399
Santa Fe County Santa Fe, NM MSA	$1,259	$1,390	$1,685	$2,122	$2,231
Sierra County Sierra County, NM	$692	$765	$1,004	$1,396	$1,619
Socorro County Socorro County, NM	$723	$888	$973	$1,353	$1,569
Taos County Taos County, NM	$908	$1,072	$1,279	$1,593	$2,146
Torrance County Albuquerque, NM MSA	$1,009	$1,185	$1,464	$2,036	$2,399
Union County Union County, NM	$723	$770	$973	$1,332	$1,569
Valencia County Albuquerque, NM MSA	$1,009	$1,185	$1,464	$2,036	$2,399