Sandoval County, NM real estate

What the numbers say

Sandoval County, NM real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Sandoval County listed for $444,250, down 2.2% from a year earlier. That is 11% above the New Mexico median of $399,475.

Homes spent a median of 72 days on the market. That makes Sandoval County the #6 fastest-selling of 12 New Mexico counties we track.

Homeowners in Sandoval County pay a median of $2,296 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $313,800, an effective rate of about 0.73%. The New Mexico average is 0.70%, which makes Sandoval County the #30 lowest-tax of 33 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,427 a month, and $1,286 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $444,000 home here comes to about $2,878 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $123,000 a year (the median household here earns $86,636).