Housing Vacancy Rate by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — New Mexico

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

Housing vacancy rates across New Mexico exhibit stark geographic contrasts, with many rural and peripheral zip codes—particularly in the western highlands, southern border region, and eastern plains—displaying elevated rates of 20–30%, likely reflecting seasonal, recreational, or structurally underutilized housing stock. The Albuquerque metro area and surrounding central corridor contain a cluster of notably low vacancy rates (under 4%), shown in deep purple and dark teal, consistent with tighter urban housing markets. Several tribal and pueblo lands in the north-central and northwestern portions of the state also register very low vacancy, standing in sharp contrast to adjacent high-vacancy rural zip codes.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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