Curry County, NM real estate

What the numbers say

Curry County, NM real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Curry County listed for $240,000, up 0.9% from a year earlier. That is 40% below the New Mexico median of $399,475.

Homes spent a median of 68 days on the market, faster than 69 days a year ago. That makes Curry County the #5 fastest-selling of 12 New Mexico counties we track.

Homeowners in Curry County pay a median of $1,017 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $171,200, an effective rate of about 0.59%. The New Mexico average is 0.70%, which makes Curry County the #20 lowest-tax of 33 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,024 a month, and $986 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 20 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $240,000 home here comes to about $1,527 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $65,000 a year (the median household here earns $57,309).