Oldest housing in New Mexico
New Mexico counties and cities ranked by median year structure built.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by median year structure built — which have the oldest housing stock, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Harding County leads at 1955.
Among cities & places, Duran leads at 1938.
Counties
| # | Name | Median year built | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harding County | 1955 | |
| 2 | Quay County | 1965 | |
| 3 | Union County | 1965 | |
| 4 | Chaves County | 1972 | |
| 5 | De Baca County | 1972 | |
| 6 | Los Alamos County | 1974 | |
| 7 | Guadalupe County | 1975 | |
| 8 | Curry County | 1976 | |
| 9 | Colfax County | 1977 | |
| 10 | Eddy County | 1977 | |
| 11 | Grant County | 1977 | |
| 12 | Hidalgo County | 1977 | |
| 13 | Lea County | 1977 | |
| 14 | Cibola County | 1978 | |
| 15 | San Miguel County | 1978 | |
| 16 | Luna County | 1979 | |
| 17 | Roosevelt County | 1980 | |
| 18 | Socorro County | 1980 | |
| 19 | Bernalillo County | 1982 | |
| 20 | Mora County | 1982 | |
| 21 | McKinley County | 1983 | |
| 22 | Rio Arriba County | 1983 | |
| 23 | Sierra County | 1983 | |
| 24 | Taos County | 1983 | |
| 25 | Catron County | 1984 | |
| 26 | Otero County | 1984 | |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 1985 | |
| 28 | San Juan County | 1986 | |
| 29 | Torrance County | 1986 | |
| 30 | Santa Fe County | 1989 | |
| 31 | Valencia County | 1989 | |
| 32 | Doña Ana County | 1990 | |
| 33 | Sandoval County | 1996 |
Cities & places
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