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Rio Arriba County, NM Housing Market Brief

county · NM · score computed October 2026

Deep Buyer's

What is Rio Arriba 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%
●37
Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability27%
●15
Economic Strength27%
●25
Rental Yield20%
●8

Where is Rio Arriba County, NM in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba 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.

Rio Arriba County, NM housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$364K▼ -12.2%Redfin
Median Days on Market97 days▲ +273.1%Redfin
Months of Supply9.6▼ -28.9%Redfin
Homes for Sale1080%Redfin
Homes Sold11▲ +37.5%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$237▲ +32.1%Redfin

How has Rio Arriba County, NM’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 22
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Rio Arriba County, NM is classified as a Deep Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 22 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 Rio Arriba County, NM?

The median sale price in Rio Arriba County, NM is $364K, having fallen 12.2% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Rio Arriba County, NM?

Rio Arriba County, NM scores 15 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Rio Arriba County, NM's Alpha Score?

Rio Arriba County, NM's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (37/100) and its weakest is Rental Yield (8/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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