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The median home value in Otero County, NM is $231,296 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.83% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$231,296
Year-over-Year
-2.83%
National Rank
#1577 of 3071
Otero County ranks 14th out of 30 counties in NM by median home price, and is -1.3% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NM, the typical county has a median home value of $224,218, making Otero County +3.2% above the NM state median.
Households here earn a median of $55,876 a year against a typical home value of $231,296 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 67% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Otero County recorded a violent crime rate of 318 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,658 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 34,015 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Otero County is $231,296. That's down 2.83% from a year earlier. That is about 1.3% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Otero County the 14th most expensive of 30 counties in New Mexico.
Median household income here is $55,876, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Otero County recorded 318 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 34,015 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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