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The median home value in Sierra County, NM is $184,655 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.46% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$184,655
Year-over-Year
+2.46%
National Rank
#2129 of 3071
Sierra County ranks 21st out of 30 counties in NM by median home price, and is -21.2% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NM, the typical county has a median home value of $224,218, making Sierra County -17.6% below the NM state median.
Households here earn a median of $41,600 a year against a typical home value of $184,655 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 74% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Sierra County recorded a violent crime rate of 819 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,473 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,985 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Sierra County is $184,655. That's up 2.46% from a year earlier. That is about 21.2% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Sierra County the 21st most expensive of 30 counties in New Mexico.
Median household income here is $41,600, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Sierra County recorded 819 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,985 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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