Los Alamos County, NM real estate

What the numbers say

Los Alamos County, NM real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Los Alamos County pay a median of $2,717 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $495,800, an effective rate of about 0.55%. The New Mexico average is 0.70%, which makes Los Alamos County the #17 lowest-tax of 33 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,375 a month, and $1,670 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $496,000 home here comes to about $3,136 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $134,000 a year (the median household here earns $147,139).