Union County, NM housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 6% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are down 9.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 243% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+23% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (96/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 24.6% below their final list price (as of Nov 2025); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $34k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,922 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $190 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from wildfire.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +6% over the next 12 months (42% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −10.5% to +5.9% (80% range; middle estimate −1.0%), chance of a rise 42%, of a 5%+ drop 26%.

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ZIP codes in Union County, NM