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The median home value in Chaves County, NM is $173,571 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.74% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$173,571
Year-over-Year
+0.74%
National Rank
#2285 of 3071
Chaves County ranks 22nd out of 30 counties in NM by median home price, and is -25.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NM, the typical county has a median home value of $224,218, making Chaves County -22.6% below the NM state median.
Households here earn a median of $52,938 a year against a typical home value of $173,571 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 36% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Chaves County recorded a violent crime rate of 848 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,509 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 46,677 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Chaves County is $173,571. That's up 0.74% from a year earlier. That is about 25.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Chaves County the 22nd most expensive of 30 counties in New Mexico.
Median household income here is $52,938, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Chaves County recorded 848 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 46,677 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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