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Socorro County, NM Housing Market Brief

county · NM · score computed October 2026

Deep Buyer's

What is Socorro County, NM’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum27%
●1
Inventory Health—No data
—
Affordability27%
●23
Economic Strength27%
●25
Rental Yield20%
●60

Where is Socorro County, NM in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Socorro County, NM is classified as Recovering — turning back up after a downturn. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Socorro County, NM?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Socorro County, NM housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$153K▲ +52.3%Redfin
Median Days on Market15 days▼ -87.7%Redfin
Months of Supply7.4▼ -64.8%Redfin
Homes for Sale53▲ +26.2%Redfin
Homes Sold7▲ +250%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$119▲ +35.5%Redfin

How has Socorro County, NM’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 25
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Socorro County, NM a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Socorro County, NM is classified as a Deep Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 25 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — price, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Socorro County, NM?

The median sale price in Socorro County, NM is $153K, having risen 52.3% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Socorro County, NM?

Socorro County, NM scores 23 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Socorro County, NM's Alpha Score?

Socorro County, NM's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (60/100) and its weakest is Price Momentum (1/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

Want the live, interactive view of Socorro County, NM? Open the full market dashboard — charts, ZIP-level drill-down, and watchlist tracking. Explore the map or read the methodology.