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The median home value in Lea County, NM is $201,785 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.22% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$201,785
Year-over-Year
+2.22%
National Rank
#1915 of 3071
Lea County ranks 19th out of 30 counties in NM by median home price, and is -13.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NM, the typical county has a median home value of $224,218, making Lea County -10.0% below the NM state median.
Households here earn a median of $68,015 a year against a typical home value of $201,785 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 25% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lea County recorded a violent crime rate of 733 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,508 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 43,951 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lea County is $201,785. That's up 2.22% from a year earlier. That is about 13.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lea County the 19th most expensive of 30 counties in New Mexico.
Median household income here is $68,015, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lea County recorded 733 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 43,951 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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